Latest test results

Well, the doctor's office yielded the latest test results today, though who can really understand them. Means I must do more online research. Was just too tired when I got home - took a two hour nap.

I ALWAYS get a copy of all test results as I can't always remember what the doctor has said, and don't usually understand it anyway.

SO - the CT scan was of my chest (because PET scan had showed "something").

"Calcified right hilar mediastinal lymph nodes present consistent with granulomatous change. There is a calcified nodule on the lower right lung consistent with granuloma (see http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/granuloma/AN00830. The lungs demonstrate no acute findings. No acute bony findings are demonstrated."

Now my Oncologist seemed to think that was all good and nothing to worry about.

The MRI was of my 'thoracic spine" and was ordered because I've been having quite a bit of right shoulder and back pain. (Chuck's lung cancer started with right shoulder pain - so that always concerns me).

"There is abnormal signal of the third thoracic vertebral body on fat suppressed T1 weighted imaging only. There is no enchancement with this. No anomaly is noted on CT component involving this body. This is unknown significance. The remainder of the spine appears normal."

And apparently neither the Radiologist nor the Oncologist knows for sure what this is, but the Oncologist says he doesn't think it's related to my cancer. Of course, he always says this in that soothing voice that's designed to put one completely at ease. More research here too!!!

Blood work today was pretty consistent with what it's been running - white count hovering around the acceptable count, sometimes below, today right at it.

You can see why this stuff is so difficult for normal people to understand (sorry nurses). And, while I don't understand it yet - I will before it's all said and done. Again, research!!! There is a world of knowledge at our fingertips these days if we just look for it. We ALL need to be knowledgable about what's going on with our bodies.

NOW, if you've stayed with me this far - you know waaaay more than you ever wanted to know about my insides and the medical checking of them.

And, btw - thanks for those who are so very encouraging to me. It means more than you know!!!