Halfway Through, But the PET Scan!

Well last Wednesday was day 3 of Cycle 3 of chemo. So if the original plan stays as is, that marked halfway through my chemo. Tomorrow is my “halfway through” PET scan and let me tell you, I’m terrified. I have no idea what the scan will show, so on the one hand, there’s no reason to be worried. After all, I don’t know it will show anything bad (worse). But on the other hand, I don’t know that it will show any improvements either! I should be looking forward to it… and I try to keep convincing myself of that. I have been wondering since the first cycle if the chemo was working. There’s not a way to just “know.” I mean, I don’t feel sick, but I never felt sick before my diagnosis, so that’s really not an indicator. The itching has gone down somewhat, but it isn’t GONE. Jen said my skin looks a lot better and that’s typically a really good sign that the cancer is improving. But only time will tell. Well, time and tomorrow’s PET scan. More of the debilitating mental game of cancer.

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  1. Papi Saffle31 July 2025 at 10:58

    As Gandhi once said:

    Whoa, we're halfway there
    Whoa oh, livin' on a prayer
    Take my hand, we'll make it, I swear
    Whoa oh, livin' on a prayer!

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