My quarterly test results are very good! The MRI of my brain showed lots of improvement over the one completed in April. My thoracic CT with contrast also looks very good, no spread of disease, no worsening of disease, everything is stable. I had the radiation on my primary tumor back in July. As far as we can tell that was very successful.

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MRI of my brain shows no new lesions! All the radiated bits are still slowly healing. The 5 radiation sessions on the tumor in my lung has had big side effects and I needed a stable scan to stop the rabbit hole of think thoughts. The fatigue from the radiation takes quite the toll on the mind. It's weird this level of all systems fatigue from a treatment you can't feel. All should clear up in time, weeks to months. 路 CT and bone scan on September 8th.

My five radiation sessions are done. The fatigue is a little numbing in its extreme, but I'm pretty sure it's going to improve much more quickly than last summer when so many other things were going on at the same time. Monday when we were getting ready to go for that session I looked out the window and saw two wee spotted fawns having lunch in the yard.

I was supposed to have my follow up MRI of the brain yesterday, but I received a phone call the scanner was down. It's rescheduled at a different place for August 5th. I was lucky there was a cancelation. I haven't been having symptoms. I saw Dr Malhotra today. Things look good. She seems to expect the radiation to kill this tumor.

I had my consult with the radiation oncologist today. They will call in a few days to schedule the scan for the mapping to do the radiation on the primary tumor in my upper right lobe. 90% of the time the radiation eliminates the tumor completely and leaves just a little bit of scar tissue. This is awesome. But it also doesn't mean that the cancer is gone.

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Headed home from Hatteras tomorrow. It was a different style of family vacation than usual. Many bright spots. An online friend I had met in person about 20 years ago visited for a few days before family arrived. It was lovely! I learned I can't be in the shade on a bright day without the reflection off of wood granting me a sunburn.

Welp, I'm not dead yet. My lung/thoracic/pelvic CT results came in quickly and basically no changes since the one in January/February. Recent MRI of my brain shows no new lesions, post radiation changes only, any new symptoms call them right away. My radiation oncology doc retired so I have a new one. She wants the next MRI in July. All great news because no progression that fits in with my doctor's goal of life extension.

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