Another Surgery.....

Okay here's the latest update. My scans showed that one of the tumors on my lungs has POSSIBLY grown in size. All the others are stable and have not changed at all. So in order to find out what's going on with that one tumor they are going to have to go in and cut it out. They are not sure if it actually grew or if it's just inflamed. I go on Feb 1st to meet with a Thorasic Surgeon for my consultation. I will find out then when I will have surgery and what the surgery will consist of. I hoping and praying it can just be done with a scope. I really, really don't want to be cut open, that just freaks me out! What they will do is biopsy the tumor to find out what's going on with it. If it comes back with cancer cells in it that means it has grown. If it comes back clear then that means it is inflamed. If it has grown then what they will do is take the cancer cells, leave them in the lab and let them grow. Then they will make a vaccine out of it and inject it back into my body to help fight off the other tumors on my lungs. I've heard of this procedure before and think it's neat how they can do that. The percentage of it working is 50/50, which when your dealing with cancer that's a high percentage. While the cancer cells are growing they will start me on another clinical trial. It is similar to the one I was on except the side affects are not as severe as what I'm fighting now. Good thing is the cliniccal nurse I have now is also over this trial, so she's not getting rid of me yet LOL IF it comes back where the tumor was just inflamed then that means the trial I was on, was working because all the other tumors are stable and did not grow. So they will start me back on the trial. So pretty much we don't know the next step until after I have have the surgery and they test the tumor. As of right now I am not on any treatments. They have to stop it until they find out what's going on. I came home with 3 more bottles of pills YAY lol!!! I'm telling you I have a mini pharmacy going on here lol. They gave me a pill for my magnesium because it's low, then they gave me "water pills" to take to try and get some of this water weight off because I am swollen from head to toe!! I have cankles and no elbows HAHA! I know, not funny but I gotta laugh about it sometimes. Then I have to take potassium pills. I have no clue how I'm going to remember when to take all this pills everyday. Some I have to eat with, others I don't. So confusing!!!

I think that's about it. Like I had said it's not the best news, but then again it could be worse. Really I just have that one stubborn little tumor giving us problems. When we find out what's going on with it, then we can proceed on. Its awesome that the other tumors are stable and that it has not spread anywhere else.

On a brigher note I only have 3 days, 3 DAYS till I fly out to California!!!! I need this get away so bad!!!!!!!!! I get to get on a plane and head somewhere other than Houston! I get to go see my very best childhood friend and celebrate her big 30 with her, and then we get to go watch the Ellen show, I'm beyond freaking out I actually get to do this! Danelle & Ellen here I come!!!!!!