Scanxiety was a bit heightened this time around

So here we are … just over 8 months since I found out I have Cancer. Been having a great Summer, but at the same time, my Scanxiety (as they call it) was a bit elevated. While the support groups are great, there is a good bit of death in them. And my EGFR support groups are supposed to be better for me than just the generic ol’ Lung Cancer support group. But then I read about someone with EGFR who passed away at the 5 1/2 month mark. Then I read about someone passing away at the 6 month mark … Well Fuck! I am at the 8-9 month mark. So my mind starts racing. I had my Contrast CT Scan today, then I head to Kentucky on Thursday. But what if things don’t look good on my CT Scan. Can I still go to Kentucky? Then I start making a list of all of the things I HATE about Cancer, and oh trust me, there are a lot of things that suck about having Cancer! I may do the “Things I hate” post later on down the road. So I go to my Contrast CT Scan this morning at 7:20am, and no, I am not a morning person. So it kinda sucks getting up that early for a CT Scan, but with early morning scans, I often get the results that same day, so I have that going for me. Which brings us to right now – YAY! This post has good news. I got a text from my Nurse Practitioner today at about 3:30pm, the text reads:

Hey Joel! Your CT scans look great! Still decreasing in size to the left lung lesion and bones are stable 😉 really good news! I’ll see u tomorrow.

So all is good. My heightened Scanxiety was all for nothing. I am good for the next 8 weeks … yep, life of a Cancer Warrior … living live 8 weeks at a time (every 8 weeks is my Contrast CT Scan to monitor how things are going) … so until 8 weeks from now … Kicking Cancer’s Ass!

UPDATE as of August 1 …

I meant to do this update sooner, but it was a crazy couple of weeks. Came back from Solvang on Monday, July 16. Contrast CT Scan on Tuesday, July 17. Oncologist appointment on Wednesday, July 18. Then fly to Louisville, KY on Thursday, July 19 for Logan’s baseball tournament … So on to the update. Where a little while back, we were wondering if that one last lesion in my left lung was even cancerous as it had not changed size in over 16 weeks … well, not what little bugger shrunk again. So yes, it is cancerous … but the crazy news is … Nurse Practitioner was a bit shocked! At the 8-9  month mark, they don’t expect to see shrinkage … so the fact that this little bugger shrunk … VERY COOL NEWS! I am waiting for the numbers on the amount of shrinkage. Will not be a big number as the lesion itself is on the smaller side. But hey, shrinkage is shrinkage and some have said, size does not matter, but that there will put us in a whole different conversation … so until next time. F’Cancer!