Potential Hazard Averted

I finally got the results from last nights CT scan about 1:00 today.  I got a voicemail this morning from the doctor covering for my oncologist this week.  She says "I want to check in with you, please give us a call.  It's kind of important but nothing serious so don't panic."  SERIOUSLY?!?  She leaves me a message like that--and then tells me not to panic?!  Well, that's what I did all morning.  It was after 1:00 when I finally got results.  I tracked down Dr. Prystas' nurse who got the information for me and released the reports so I could see them.

I've had a pain in my back and side for about 2 weeks.  I was so afraid the cancer had spread to my bones (ribs) because it hurts when I breathe.  This is what the report says:  Acute pulmonary embolism is present. Emboli are confined to subsegmental arteries of the right lower lobe. No CT findings of right heart strain.

 I'm relieved to know that my cancer isn't growing again. It freaks me out just a little that a pulmonary embolism can be fatal, and I have one!  Metastatic cancer is among the risk factors I have.  I'll get more information when I see Dr. Prystas on Friday.

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