After some brutally hot, windy days, we got the weather front they'd been promising. It's to be a HIGH of 75 today, and it rained on and off through last night.
AHHHHHH! The windows are open, and the fresh air smells so good!
It might rain a bit more today, too. Fingers crossed.
My oncologist said that there are some areas of "increased reflectivity" on the nuclear bone scan results, so she is working on getting a PET scan authorized by my insurance.
To be clear, there were no NEW spots, but some of the previous spots looked different.
She is relieved that I have no new, or increased pain (mostly, I have NO pain in those areas), and just wants to be sure this is not progression of the cancer, but merely the chemo doing its job.
Unfortunately, I have to undergo another scan to make this determination, and it's the kind of scan my insurance likes to deny.
SO, we shall see. It could take weeks to find out.
Dave had his echocardiogram on Friday, and looked at the report on MyChart on Friday evening. All is well!
He still has substantial swelling in his feet and ankles by the end of every day, but they usually look normal in the morning, which they were not before he started on the Lasix.
Hopefully, the solution is that he just needs to get out of that damned chair, and be more active.
He's also decreasing his alcohol intake, which I have asked him to do for over a decade... so that's a positive change, too!
Our kitties seem to be adapting to Annabel's absence. Frank has become MARKEDLY more affectionate, and it's a wonderful thing!
After a few days of quiet, the boys are romping and playing together again, and getting back to their normal routine.
I need to get my usual every-3-weeks blood draw on Monday, which is a walk in (no appointment needed), but other than that, neither of us has any appointments this coming week....which is lovely.
That is, unless they get me in for the PET, which is highly doubtful.
It's supposed to be cooler for a few days, so maybe Dave can finally force himself to get out and remove the saplings and choking vines from the flower bed out front.
The new mower works really well, and he got the back yard mowed one day last week, and has effectively fired our lawn crew.
Today, I am going to do my usual Sunday things.... a little laundry, and the next lesson in my spiritual course, and maybe watch the Cubs game.
The game is supposed to be on regular broadcast tv, and sometimes our local network affiliate channel won't show games that are with teams that aren't of local interest. If there's a different line up for a more popular regional team, they will show that instead.
It's not fair, but then, neither are the MLB tv black outs. Sigh.
Anyway, have a good week!
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