My brain is still trying to process something I read yesterday. I seem to be in a state of shock. What I read was my PET scan report. I spent a lot of time looking up definitions. The phrase, “Interval marrow activation,” gave me some pause, so I looked it up and discovered it can be caused by chemotherapy. I believe I understand the report. But it still doesn’t feel real.
If you have ever had a PET
scan, you may know that the last section, titled “Impression,” summarizes the
findings. Mine says this: “No evidence of metabolically active malignancy.
Resolution of previous right pleural effusion.” What does that mean? There are
no tumors, and the pleural effusion (which contained cancer cells) is gone.
I should be jumping up and
down with joy. But I am still stunned. This is the best news I could ever get. I’ve
been asking God for more time, and it appears I am receiving it. When I see my
oncologist on January 7th, perhaps that is when this most excellent
news will fully sink in.
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