Cat Scan Results

I met this afternoon with my oncologist to receive the report from yesterday's Cat Scan. The news wasn't bad, and the news wasn't great....just fair. There were several areas of good news. First, the cancer has not spread to any additional organs or other areas of my body. Second, my primary pancreatic tumor has not increased in size. Third, six of the seven metastatic tumors in my liver have not changed in size. Fourth, I gained 7 more pounds the past two weeks!!

The bad news is that the 7th liver tumor has increased in size. This means that my current chemo medicine is not working, so I am beginning a new cancer drug this week which is taken orally. This new drug has just been FDA approved, and holds good promise for the future. The side effects will be minimal, and my quality of life will improve because this drug does not affect my blood cell counts.

I was hopeful that the tumors would be smaller, or gone completely. But I am not discouraged. I realize that God's timing to reveal my healing will be perfect, and I am totally surrendered to His will, and His timing! He has not spoken the last word yet, so I will continue to walk in faith and thank Him for my healing. My next scan will be in three months, and I am expecting much better results at that time!!

Thanks for your prayers. God is hearing, answering, and sustaining me through your daily prayers. Keep it up!! I love you!