It’s April already! I have another PET scan in two days on Thursday, April 7. You may have read that I had an extravasation of contrast fluid during my last CAT scan. That was a truly terrible experience which I thought would give me anxiety toward future scans. Thankfully I am not feeling anxious about extravasation happening again, but... There’s a thing in cancer circles called “scanxiety.” This scan-anxiety can be due to claustrophobia, needle fears and/or scan outcome anxiety among other things. I am usually able to avoid this anxiety by convincing myself to not think about the results until they come. However, this time I’m feeling a bit nervous. I’ll post the results on the website when I have them.

I also mentioned in my last post that I am probably starting a not-widely-used treatment called hyperthermia. My insurance approved the treatment, so I’m hoping to start in a few weeks. The program is six days a week for eight weeks in Santa Monica which is about a 45 minute drive each way. I’m going to be asking my friends and family to help drive me there. It will be a nice way to catch up with people, maybe even getting lunch together.

If you haven’t checked the website in a while, I’ve been a bit more active and there are several posts in the Update section as well as the Shadows section.

Thanks for checking in!