Scuba Strong: Not the news we wanted..........

This post is going to be brief just to update everyone on the results from the PET and CT scans. First the tumor in Steve's chest has reduced in size but the cancer has progressed in his chest from a 2.8 to 4.6 metabolic activity. Last he now has activity on the T6 vertebrae. His oncologist isn't sure if the lymphoma (cancer) has spread or if there is something else going on. So until we get a definite answer we cannot proceed with further treatment. After his appointment today they sent him straight to the hospital for a MRI of his thoracic vertebrae then tomorrow we will see the Thoracic Surgeon for a consultation. Once we have the results I will update but it probably won't be until next week.

FYI-Yes Disneyland was a blast and we had a great time with the boys. Even better Steve felt pretty good most of the time.

Angie

Brief history for newbies...

In July 2011 I was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma Stage IIB Bulky at the age of 32. August 10, 2011 I received my first of twelve doses of ABVD chemotherapy (6 cycles of chemotherapy = 12 doses). After 4 doses I had a clean PET scan and it was decided to drop down to 8 doses instead of 12 then after 8 doses prior to starting radiation I had another PET scan and there was metabolic uptake which lead the doctors to believe there may be disease still residing in my chest cavity so we continued chemotherapy for the full 12 doses. After completing chemotherapy I had another PET scan prior to starting radiation and the metabolic uptake increased even more than the previous scan and it also showed it had possibly spread to my T6 vertebrae. Next I had a MRI and surgery by a Thoracic Surgeon that confirmed by a biopsy of the tumor, lymph nodes and a cyst on my heart sac that everything was
benign. NO CANCER! I have now gone on and completed 18 rounds of radiation and I am in REMISSION! (4/9/2012)

If you or a loved one has recently been diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma I hope this site gives you hope that you to can beat this! I will be updating as I reach new milestones post treatment and until the day (5 years from now) I can proudly say I am CURED!

Scuba Strong

Family

Not the news we wanted..........

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