PET

Rob got here, but barely! WE have had 4 days of fog so planes are not landing. He ended up flying in to Billings on Wednesday night. The PET scan was Thursday. Kind of a strange experience but not bad. For those of you who don't know what it is I will try to explain. You go in after not eating since midnight. My scan was scheduled at 11. The airplane carrying the "radioactive isotope" that they inject into me, was having a tought time with the weather. I actually went in for the test at 1:00, starting to get pissed off at even the smell of the candy that my brother was eating. They give you a Zanax to relax you. Then, they inject you with this isotope, that is in a sugar solution. THey let the solution be absorbed and metabolized by the cancer for about 45 minutes, then they scan you for about 30-40 minutes. Not painful in any way, but very wierd. I guess they can tell exactly where the cancer is and how active it is by this test. I see the Oncologist on Tuesday to set up a treatment plan so I will keep you posted. It is foggy again today so Rob may be stuck...