{"id":377,"date":"2009-03-25T16:30:49","date_gmt":"2009-03-25T21:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/?page_id=377"},"modified":"2009-03-25T16:30:49","modified_gmt":"2009-03-25T21:30:49","slug":"ct-scan-showed-tumor-growth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/big-stories\/the-cancer-battle\/ct-scan-showed-tumor-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"CT scan showed tumor growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I got my semi-annual CT scan on Friday, and Dr. Levine reported that a mucinous layer had expanded from 5mm in the previous scan to 9mm. On the previous scan, he had said I was clean, so it sounds like you have to see some change to really tell what\u2019s going on.<\/p>\n<p>I am sure I looked crestfallen as he delivered the news. His immediate response was \u201cYou\u2019re too worried!\u201d He recommended to stick with the schedule, and get another scan in 6 months. Even so, it took me right from \u201ccancer-free\u201d back to \u201cliving with cancer\u201d. Fortunately, it\u2019s slow-growing, and over time, there is progress in fighting the disease. For example, when I had my IPHC, there was a Stage I trial to use a newer drug instead of the older standard drug. I opted out, because they didn\u2019t even have a good knowledge of the dosage to use at that time. But now, clinical trials like this Stage II one are using newer drugs for IPHC. There are options for the future. But for now &#8211; the battle is back ON! Time to eat right and exercise my butt off. :> And do some more research\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I got my semi-annual CT scan on Friday, and Dr. Levine reported that a mucinous layer had expanded from 5mm in the previous scan to 9mm. On the previous scan, he had said I was clean, so it sounds like you have to see some change to really tell what\u2019s going on. I am sure &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/big-stories\/the-cancer-battle\/ct-scan-showed-tumor-growth\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">CT scan showed tumor growth<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":194,"menu_order":49,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-377","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9M0Zg-65","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":206,"url":"https:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/big-stories\/the-cancer-battle\/pet-scan\/","url_meta":{"origin":377,"position":0},"title":"PET Scan","author":"m","date":"November 22, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Up and down and up again... every day lasts forever lately, but I've been too busy, time to catch up here... November 17 PET scan day! 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The CT scan showed NOTHING - apparently the flu bug I had at the prior scan was the cause of the large spot at the bottom of my right lung... and\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180608_110404-e1533489349492-225x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":234,"url":"https:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/big-stories\/the-cancer-battle\/holding-pattern\/","url_meta":{"origin":377,"position":4},"title":"Holding Pattern","author":"m","date":"February 19, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"February 19, 2007 We have the trip to Florida coming up next weekend, for Andrea's dad David Behrns' memorial service. Andrea and Betty have put together a wonderful collection of photos for the service. My dad will be officiating. 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