Tuesday, June 11, 2013

MRI

I had my last chemo on Friday. WHO HOO!!!  When the medicine was done dripping, all of the nurses came in and sang me a song.  And then I started crying.  Damn--I've turned into a hot mess.

Afterwards, we had lunch in Georgetown; I almost fell asleep at the table.  (Side note --Georgetown is really turning around with lots of cool places.)

On Monday, I went in for another MRI.  My doctor called me this morning with the results.  Everything looks normal!  NORMAL!  As in, they wouldn't otherwise know there is cancer there.  My doctor could identify a 9mm spot in my breast (along with the biopsy marker clip) that is either scar tissue or a small amount of residual cancer or both.  They can also see one larger node, it still looks normal.  This definitely has scar tissue.  An MRI is generally accurate at identifying issues, and can distinguish between actively growing cancer and scar tissue--but can't find really small amounts of cancer.  The only way to know what's going on for sure is to get the pathology report after surgery.

So thanks for reading.  I hope to have more good news soon!

Carrie








3 comments:

JenP said...

Great news Carrie! Love to you guys.

Courtney said...

Wow! That is great to hear! Still sending good thoughts your way Ivy family!

gsr said...

Hi all, I'm Gail Rasmussen- Courtney's mom (Travis' mother-in-law). I am bringing you dinner next Monday-any special requests??? What sounds good?
Great to hear your MRI news-yeah!
Take care,
Gail