Health Update

 

Recently, I had a PET scan, my last PET scan was 2023; however, I've been receiving CT scans every 3-4 months instead, so I was due for one.  The PET scan was set up to detect both Melanoma and Lymphoma.

The results indicated that there was not metabolic activity relative to Melanoma but that my Lymphoma had increased in size.    My Oncologist was not too worried about that until I shared with him that I had been having night sweats almost every   night.

He increased the dosage of the daily pills I take and is considering trying a different medication or adding a previous med (infusion) for a short term or even doing a biopsy and sending it off to a lab that develops targeted treatment protocols.

Needless to say, I am a little concerned by his "I'm not too worried" approach yet his approach had kept me alive for the last 16 years, and there was a time during those 16 years that he was concerned that everything he was trying was not working.

While you need to take responsibility for the management of your healthcare, there comes a point-in-time where one just has to trust the doctor.