I'm beautiful on the inside too!

Today I went in for a CAT scan since I'm approximately 6 months post treatment. There are several nice things about today's appointments. The first, and most obvious is that I was given the great news that there's nothing concerning in my CAT scan! Yeah! This deserves a moment of celebration.  *please hold while I do a little jig*

It doesn't mean I'm off the hook, but it's a step in the right direction. I'm only six months into the 5 year path before they consider me completely in the clear, but I'll take the good news any way I can get it.

The other cool thing about today's visit is that the radiology lab entrusted me with the CD containing the results of the scan - pictures and all. Then I just had to walk it across the street and provide it to my oncologist for interpretation. This is so much better than the last time I had a scan because there was hardly any wait time between the procedure and the results. Sure they had to load and interpret the images and write a report, but that only took them about a 1/2 hour. Then of course I had to wait for my oncologist to tell me what the report actually said, but that was only another hour or so after I had the disk in hand. The more fascinating thing is that because they gave me the disk I could swipe a copy of my images. So finally I have another picture to post. And this one proves that I'm beautiful on the inside too:

I know - I have such a hard time not resorting to cliches. But right about now I have a justifiable appreciation for how my insides look.



Really? Two whole months since the last post?

Yes, for those of you following along at home it has been almost two whole months since my last post. I promised myself that when writing a blog I would make frequent and meaningful updates. But alas, when nothing medical is going on, I don't feel like it is appropriate to just write random updates. But, if you want those, you could become my Facebook friend.

But tomorrow, Wednesday the 18th, is a post-worthy milestone. Early in the morning I will be going in for a CAT scan and later in the morning I have a doctor's appointment with my oncologist, where he will presumably tell me that everything is okay. Then I will donate some blood and other cells to some poor guy in a lab somewhere and in another week I'll get the green light to breathe again (at least until my August check-up). 

The other major news is that today is one of the nicest days of the year in Seattle. It finally stopped raining for long enough that the back patio isn't really soggy. In fact, it's supposed to stay nice the rest of the week. So, I am going to cut this post short and go outside and enjoy what's left of the sunshine!