November 20 2008 CAT

In the morning I received a call from the oncologist in Salem. He told me that he wanted me to skip my appointment with him and go to OHSU instead to meet a team of sarcoma specialists. He also said I needed a CAT scan of my lungs because 85% of the time if sarcoma spreads it goes to the lungs. Jake was in pre-school again that afternoon so I was able to schedule the time. My neighbor Susan had asked if I wanted to go shopping in Salem to keep me busy and not think about the cancer - she was nice enough to still go with me to the CAT scan - we were able to get a little food treat at the mall before going to Salem Hospital. The CAT scan only took 10 minutes and was painless. We waited longer to get a copy of it on disc and then realized we needed to hurry up to get Jake so I decided to come back the next day for the disc. Never a dull moment!