After one month of coming down a little, my tumor markers jumped back up higher than they were before. So, my oncologist said it was time to do a PETscan again to see if a change in medication is needed. With the recital on Monday, I asked if it was okay to wait at least until that was done. They said it was fine, but they wanted it scheduled ASAP after that. When scheduling, the person on the phone mentioned that Wednesday, November 1st had availability in the morning which I took. What I wasn't thinking about was the prep for the scan which is supposed to be few to no carbs/sugar 24 hours before the scan and no eating or drinking anything but water from 6 hours before on. Not a problem...I've done that many times before.....Then it hit me after I hung up the phone --- the day before is Halloween! No wonder that morning was still so open. So, no trick or treating for me this year or more realistically no eating from the one of the nephews' stash, lol.....at least until the scan is over. I would really appreciate your good thoughts and prayers that the scan will show stable or better, and/or that my oncologist will make the best decision possible for next steps if needed.
Quick shameless plug: If you are in the Tampa area, please come here our recital on Monday 10/30 at 7:30 pm in Puckett Auditorium at FC. If you are not in the area, tune into the live stream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXev-d0ChHM If there are any problems with the live stream, please go to Florida College Fine Arts Department on Facebook.
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