June 4, 2010

"Be patient with the trials that you have to endure and walk through. They are designed to make you not break you." (ST)

Big day today. After radiation i had the exciting pelvic exam we have been waiting for. Good news and not great news. The tumors are shrinking, not gone but shrinking. That is wonderful news. What happens next is internal radiation for the next five fridays. That wasn't in the original deal but I'm not going to complain if it means getting rid of these tumors. So, the next 5 weeks are going to fly by, i hope. Especially the last three weeks because i will only be having chemo on mondays and the internal radiation on fridays, no daily external radiation, yeah! That still means I have 5 more chemos but I've already done 4 what's another 5? JK.
What does this mean for my MS Ride i have planned for June 25-27? I will find out on friday June 18 if i can skip that week of treatment and go ride my bike for the first time since March 27. Even if i don't ride, I have raised money for people suffering with MS and i will be able to spend some time with my friends. Win win for me.
For the internal radiation procedure, we will go to LDS Hospital. I will be lightly sedated by IV and the whole procedure should last 1 1/2 hours. I will be at the hospital for each treatment for 5 hours.