Amy's Journey – Buying Time

I met with the radiation oncologist today, Dr. Lin. He is so awesome! He is the first person to take time to go over my scans with me. There is a large mass that has and is eating my pelvic bone, a large mass doing the same to my sternum (I can see and feel this one), several masses in my liver, one in my spine, and one medium one in my butt area. At first it seems like there is no hope, the cancer is all over. However, sweet Dr. Lin tells me he has several patients he’s been treating for 15-20 years and the medicine today is so much better than it was back when they started.

When I left his office I understood why my body hurts so much, my need for pain medication, and what the steps are in my treatment plan. I felt like a huge weight had been lifted off of me and I finally had a doctor on my team that I connected with. He gave me hope and knowledge I didn’t have before. It was refreshing.

Next was my injection appointment where I got good news, Aetna approved both medicines. So I was able to get started on 2 parts of the plan today. After three injections (one medicine is 2 injections) and getting labs done we were finally headed home. Home Sweet Home.

As I lay here on my couch I’m able to feel prepared for the fight to come. Dr. Lin made me radioactive, giving me the strength to continue forward, knowing I am not alone.