Long awaited update

Okay, as some of you have pointed out, I've been pretty bad about updating the blog lately. Sorry about that! I had a couple of appointments today and thought it would be a good time to let you all know how things are going.

One of my appointments was with the radiation oncologist to look at my three month follow up CT scan. She was very happy with how it looks. The size hasn't changed much since May, but she sees signs that the tumor is dead. Unless I have dramatically increased pain (I still have some lingering pain) or other signs that something is wrong, she doesn't think that we need to follow that spot in particular. In addition, she looked through the rest of the CT report and didn't see anything of concern. I see the medical oncologist at the end of the month to see what he thinks the best plan is in terms of monitoring me on a more global basis.

My other appointment was with the wound care nurse and one of my surgeons. Five weeks ago, I had surgery to clean out an infection. It left me with a large open wound that needs to heal from the inside out. I have been using a wound vac the last five weeks that is supposed to speed healing, but lately it hasn't been as effective as we hoped. So today we decided to stop using that machine and opt for regular dressing changes two or three times a day. Progress was really slow on the vac, so while I'm not too hopeful that it will heal quickly, it can't go much slower, and I don't have to carry the vac everywhere. It should also be easier for starting school a week from Monday. I can't believe the summer is almost over!

Anyway, thanks for all your continuing prayers. I will update again at least when I meet with the medical oncologist at the end of the month.