MEDICAL TESTS & MORE CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENTS

We arrived home on Monday, October 1, and I had tests on Wednesday, October 3, – blood tests, a CT scan and an MRI.  They all went well with the MRI being easier than usual.  Two days later on Friday, October 5, we met with Dr. Homsi to get the results.  He prefaced his findings with the fact that he had both good and bad news.  The good news is that my lungs are clear, and the bad news is that the tumor in my leg has grown since the last MRI. He presented three options and wanted to know my feelings.  They were to resume the chemotherapy with one chemo drug, to resume with the two chemo drugs or to have the tumor removed surgically.  I told him that I had no interest in surgery, as I had gone through that three times only to have the tumor return each time.  His recommendation is to have a couple of treatments with the one chemo drug then have tests again to see if it is working.  I will begin this Wednesday then have another treatment in four weeks.  We trust Dr. Homsi’s judgment and were reassured with all of the wonderful conference messages that Heavenly Father is aware of any trials that we may be experiencing.  Sometimes I get tired of the rigmarole, but for the most part I am very grateful that I can enjoy life and function as well as I do. 

 We were thrilled with General Conference and with the announcement of the age change for missionaries.  We have a grandson, Josh Peterson (BYU), and a granddaughter, Kylee Garn (BYUI), who both became instantly eligible to serve missions.  They were both planning on missions, so it will just change the timing, especially for Kylee who turned 19 in September.