Hi,
new update. This time from polish ct, which was done 1 week ago. Doesn't look too great. Paula is freaking out.
SHe is very nervous
as she will be talking with polish oncologist tomorrow. You know, he is very poor in communicating any news, so having him preparing to tell not such great news could be very very hard.
I'm copying our report below, If I'm reading it right, lymphnodes that were discussed here already by some of us, prooved to be bad sings.
But could lymphnodes be like that becaouse of something else???
Maybe it doesn't have to necesserly show progression of disease?
Maybe we are fooling ourselves, but we are trying to hang in there.
I'm kind of living through the days with my eyes and ears shut and not trying to get into this report before we get oncologist opinions. I can imagine how Paula feels.
I'm puting this report anyway so it is here. Take a look at it.
From the report below, could anyone here suggest what do sings of disintegration mean?
Does this report look poor to You?
It is so comforting having possibility to write this here, and knowing it will be red. Thank You so much.
I will keep updating how things proceed next days/weeks.First she has polish oncologist opinion, second - tc cd's are already flying to boston with fedecs to dr Butrynski.
Hugs Hugs and love
m
Chest CT scan, pelvic CT scan with IV contrast
„Compared to the previous scan (performed in Poland on 16 April) nodular lesions in the mediastinum and in the hilum – unhomogeneous, most of them showing signs of disintegration:
− upper paratracheal 7 mm
− of the aortic-pulmonic window up to 7mm
− lower paratracheal – at the bifurcation level 15 x 14 mm
− subcarinal lymph nodes 26 x 16 mm
− under the left primary bronchus up to 11mm
− in the right hilum 31 x 29 mm
− in the left hilum 20 x17 mm
Bilateral progression (?) of lung tumours, some nodules are larger than previously, new ones have appeared, a 16 x 8 mm density in the right upper lobe, apart from that, nodules of up to 4 mm bilaterally.
Fragments of abdominal cavity organs visible, partially within the scope of the examination, with no focal lesions. The pelvic organs as in the previous examination of 16 April 2010.
The liquid area has become slightly larger in the area operated on subcutaneously 20 x 10 mm and below at the level of the acetabulum 18 x 7 mm. A massive periosteal reaction and soft tissue calcifications in the area within the scope of the examination by the greater trochanter of the right femur – further diagnostics in necessary (the lesions are not fully within the scope of the examination).”