I have an appointment with Dr. Noonan(oncologist) on January 28 to discuss the CT but, as luck would have it, I had occasion to call Dr. Wong (urologist) in mid-December. He saw that I had a CT lined up and said that he'd call a week later to discuss.
Dr. Wong is much more "just the facts, ma'am" than is Dr. Noonan, so I'd rather get the news (good or bad) from him.
So here's the news:
- I've had a nasty cough for about 8 weeks now (nothing else, just a cough). When my GP listened to my lungs a couple of weeks ago, he said they were OK - and that if I had pneumonia I would not look as good as I did.
- Turns out, the CT showed infection in my lungs. I'm gonna get that sorted out this week (I have an appt with my GP on Thursday, and am trying to get in earlier).
- The tumour has not changed size, or metastisized anywhere else they can detect.
- The cancer was aggressive, so we assume something would have happened over the last 8 months. Nope.
- I have a meeting with Dr. Noonan next week and will ask her to explain. This will likely mean another 3-6 months of monitoring so see what, if anything, happens.
So that's the news today. Good news overall. I can get drugs to combat this lung infection, and the tumour isn't doing anything.
Other than pretty low energy, and this incessant cough, I'm feeling pretty good.