Good news from the Cat Scan

Well we finally got some good news for a change today. We just got back from the oncologist. The Cat Scan shows that there has been a significant reduction in the size of the tumor. The doctor thought it had shrunk about 50%. So this is great. The doc even said that he had been afraid that it had grown because of Bob's cough, so he was very pleasantly surprised to see these results. We were very relieved. We didn't really talk about it until after the appointment, but we both had prepared ourselves for bad news.

So this means that Bob does not have to start rediation and can go back on chemo. The scan did show a small growth into Bob's trachea. The doctor didn't seem to think this was a growth in the tumor however, just a little nodule. He also said that this could be the source of all the coughing. So, next week we are going to go see the trachea doctor and talk to him about having that removed. We are hoping that maybe the cough might go away if so. That would be such a huge relief to Bob. So we really got lots of good news today.

Then the week after next we'll start back chemo on the 13th, Bob's birhtday. Not the best way to spend a birthday, but right now, it sounds just fine.