Today's CT Scan

Today Joe had his second post surgical CT scan.  He had a 2pm appointment at the Duke Clinic and arrived on time but got a little worried when they announced that there was "trauma" in the CT scan area and that anyone waiting for a scan would be delayed.  However, the trauma must have been dealt with pretty quickly as he was called back around 2:20pm.  By 2:59pm he was out and on his way back to the parking deck.  We knew going in that we wouldn't get the results until his next doctor's appointment, which will be this coming Monday, Sept. 12.  He has to be at the clinic at 7am for labs and his appointment with Dr. Zafar is at 8am.  We have our fingers crossed and are saying many prayers that the scan results will show shrinkage of the tumor or at the very least, no growth or spreading.  Joe has been feeling very well lately and his energy level has never been better since the surgery.  He continues to tolerate the weekly chemo treatments very well with only minimal side effects which last only around 24 hours.

This past week has been especially good for both Joe and me.  We had a great visit with Lara, Joe & Ethan Wood at the beach, Joe had a good chorus rehearsal on Tuesday night (and we had lots of rain...our straw yard appreciated that), he had a large turnout for choir rehearsal Wednesday night and tonight was another engaging week of Disciple Bible Study at PGUMC.  All that and tomorrow is just Friday.  Saturday we are going to visit our nephew Wayne to round out the week.

Thank you to all for the warm wishes we have received this week as well as for the continued prayers for Joe.  A special thank you to our Pleasant Grove UMC family and their acceptance and heartfelt congratulations that they continue to express to me and Joe.