My CA-125 number is at 14 again.

I had my annual breast MRI today. I had them use my port for the contrast that they administer for the scan. Afterwards the technician said that next time we should probably not use the port because it makes that part of the breast tissue hard to scan with the needle in it. So he said that unless I have poor veins I should probably have an I.V. put in my arm for the next scan. I had never heard that before so I guess I will consider it for next time. Maybe I'll talk to my doctor about it at my next appointment.

I got the results back later in the day and they did not find anything that appeared to be cancerous.

I got a message from my doctor just before Thanksgiving that my CT scan looked good. I just had a routine 4 week visit today with lab work and then had my drug dispensed - that is the part of my visit that takes the longest. The pharmacy has to wait until the labs come back and then the doctor has to sign the order for the drug and then I have to wait around until they fill it and the study coordinator brings the medication to me.  My breast MRI also looked clear which is good news too.

I went in for my CT scan and Breast MRI today.  I was a little bit worried with them being scheduled back to back, but it worked out fine.  I went to the clinic to pick up my contrast and then had to sit around drinking for the next 1 1/2 hours. During that time I went to have my port accessed and then they took me back for my CT scan. They had me change into a gown and pants for it and then once it was done they immediately took me over to my MRI. It was really weird though because they made me change again into another gown and then I had the MRI done. The MRI went pretty quickly and then I was able to go home.  All in all it was pretty uneventful.

Just got a call from the nurse at Huntsman saying that my breast MRI results came back normal.  Definitely some good news in the midst of everything else.

My dad came to watch MJ while I went in for my breast MRI.  The nurse that accessed my port for me is the same one that I have talked to about my father-in-law in the past so she asked me how he was doing.  I said that he had passed away and she was sorry to hear that.  Although we both agreed that it was probably a blessing for him that he went quickly and didn't have to suffer for an extended length of time...

My MRI went fine and thankfully I didn't have to cough at all!  (I still have a little bit of a cough.)  One slightly annoying thing about each of my scans and MRIs is that I alway seem to have to fill out the same paperwork and answer the same questions everytime.  It is slightly annoying when the answers have not changed from one scan to the next and they should have access to all of my medical records anyways!  So no, I am not pregnant and there is no chance that I will be.  My family history of breast cancer and ovarian cancer has not changed.  I do not have diabetes and I am not on any type of dialysis.  I have never worked as a metal worker or had any type of job working with metal.  The only metal in my body is my power port and a dental implant.  (Although I can never seem to find the right check box to mark for the power port.  I actually had to look up some of the questions on the internet because I didn't even know what they were asking!)  And even though they had called me two weeks before to ask me questions before the MRI that I cancelled, they had to call two weeks later and ask the exact same questions!

I was supposed to have my annual breast MRI today but called in and rescheduled it for two weeks later.  I have a really bad cold/cough right now and can just picture myself in the tube trying to lay still for my MRI and needing to cough really badly...

Yesterday we heard from my mother-in-law that Dad N is not doing well at all.  Hospice care came in Sunday and said that they gave him about 5 days.  My husband was going to fly up this evening to be there with them but then we got a call just after lunch that he had passed away.  We are still in shock. Dad N was 66 years old.  We saw him just over a week ago and now he is gone.  He lasted less than a week after his doctor predicted 4-6 weeks.