Share. Connect. Love.

Nettie Benak - Journal

Read Entries & Updates

 

Posted 2019-09-20T02:03:00Z

Not What I Had Hoped

I had a new MRI on Tuesday.  It didn’t turn out as I had hoped.  The doctor walked into the room and asked me right away how I was feeling, and so I assumed something wasn’t right, because every time she comes in, she says, “Scan looks good!”.  So, when she didn’t say THAT, I knew something wasn’t right.  So, I told her my symptoms which were:  I have been off balance and pre-occupied, it is hard for me to stay on task.  And then she said, “It is growing and it has crossed over to the other side.”  That means I cannot have surgery on it.  I am going to start a new treatment tomorrow (Friday) called Avastin.  It is supposed to stop the blood flow to the tumor, which is how the tumor grows.  You may have seen it advertised on tv.  I will be getting it through my port every 2 weeks for 6 months. [...]