Are you ready for ANOTHER Miracle?

Today we met initially with the nurse and then the radiation oncologist, Dr. Straus. The nurse told us that Dr. Staus may need to have a CT scan done first in order to help her in "planning" the treatment. That could take up to 2 weeks to schedule. I looked at Butch and knew, of course, that I would more than likely fall into the category of needing this scan. I just want this treatment...let's get going people. I have a tumor to shrink! No time to waste! The nurse gave us a lot of the details that we needed to know about the actual radiation process. Then we met with Dr. Straus...I really like her. They were trying to get the MRI results from UVA. Well Dr. Staus said (Can you guess what she said? I'll give you one guess) that I would need a CT scan to help her in the planning of the treatment. The results from the scan will help her to give the most radiation dosage to the tumor and the least amount to the other surrounding tissue. I kept trying to recite in my head what Butch always tells me ... Patience Grasshopper. She said that it will be a medium to high dose of radiation but she was going to call Dr. Adams at UVA to make sure of what he wanted for the end result for the surgery. Dr. Major told us that it would be a low dose??? I'm fine with WHATEVER as long as they coordinate what it's suppose to be before they point the gun at my soon to be received "permanent tattoos". I told Dr. Straus that all I ask is that she try to make this CT scan happen as soon as possible. I just feel powerless until we do something to actively shrink the tumor. She left the room to find out about a CT Scan date and I grabbed Butch's hand and prayed out loud. PLEASE GOD, please let this happen sooner than later. PLEASE.

Okay, are you ready for the miracle? Dr. Struas walks back in the room and says...Can you be here tomorrow morning at 7:30? Can I be there?????  Is that what you're asking me...CAN I BE HERE TOMORROW MORNING????? Yes I can with bells on! All those who would consider that a miracle, please raise your hand!

Dr. Straus said that tomorrow will be a long day for me....7:30 in her office and 8:30 for the CT Scan. My dance card is filling up quickly this week! Thursday we'll be back down in Winchester for the brain MRI to rule out brain cancer.

I'm REALLY tired, physically tired. I didn't sleep well last night and am going to try not to take an afternoon nap so that I'm exhausted for tonight so that I can sleep. Butch did ask Dr. Straus if there was an option of a baseball bat to help me sleep at night. Hmmmm, I better check under his bed tonight just to be sure he was kidding.

Yes my dear friends, miracles are my middle name and they are only possible through all of the thoughts and prayers that you have for me.