Some good news at last :-)
Well today was the day when I was to get my bone scan results and start treatment.
I am so pleased to say that the bone scan results were clear!! Yay! There was some evidence of wear and tear, and the beginning of a little bit of arthritis, but no cancer. I was in tears when heard the news! Having said that, my bones will be scanned in 12 weeks time to check for any changes. So for now, all is good...only lung mets to deal with.
I didn't start any treatment today, which was a bit disappointing, but my medical team has decided to try to get a biopsy done on the spots on my lungs. They believe 99% that the spots are the same breast cancer that I had before, however they want to confirm this 100% before going ahead with treatment. They want to completely rule out tuberculosis and another inflammatory lung disease. This means having a biopsy done, but I'm happy with this, even though it means another delay in treatment. I feel much happier knowing that they will find out exactly what we are dealing with, and offer appropriate treatment, before actually going ahead with just giving treatment in the hope that its the right stuff! Hopefully I will get the biopsy done within the next week.
I felt quite proud of myself today as I asked lots of questions and I think they were answered to my satisfaction. I even had the courage to look at my lung scan on the screen which I could never do before! I was always too chicken for stuff like that! The spots are really tiny mixed in with the blood vessels (almost like freckles), but scattered through the lungs....really weird looking.
So all and all, not a bad day today. I was expecting the worst and it didnt eventuate, so now I can sleep tonight! I am taking this journey one step at a time...now its just the wait for the biopsy xx
