Wed, Dec 10
Bone density test. (They call it a DEXA scan.) My spine is fine. My hips have "mild ostopenia". (That's what comes before osteoporosis.) My doc says to "do weight bearing exercise at least 3 times per week for at least 30 min at a time and take calcium 500 mg in tablet form daily plus 700 mg in dietary form daily and vitamin D 1000 International Units daily." Will do.
My cooking coach came this evening. I made chia pudding in the morning, and started a batch of cole slaw before she came. It's not perfect, but it's much closer to what I want. (I have added no sugar, and it still tastes too sweet to me. It needs more spice, maybe.) We made pumpkin custard with 1/4 cup maple syrup in it. It's great! And we made whipped cream with no sugar in it. It's a little odd, but I like it. If I were making this for others, I'd sprinkle it with cinnamon and nutmeg. She's going to see how it goes to make gomen. (My son can't stand the smell, so I don't want to cook that myself.) And next time we're going to do roasted veggies.
Thurs, Dec 11
Appointment with radiation oncologist. It seems a little early for this, but I like the guy, and he said we could start the day after the bone biopsy if I want fast, or I could delay the start if I want to study it more before starting.
Fri, Dec 12
I had an MRI today. Over half an hour in the loud machine. Less than 4 hours later, I have the results. Nothing is for sure yet (I need the bone biopsy to be sure), but ...
"Well-circumscribed T2 hyperintense lesion in the proximal left humeral shaft, most compatible with a benign lesion such as fibrous dysplasia. No evidence of aggressive features."
It does not look like cancer! Fibrous dysplasia doesn't sound great, but it's not cancer. Note to self: He says "such as" so it may not be the fibrous dysplasia. What is it?!
I am so very happy that the likelihood of cancer just went way down. And I had no idea that the MRI might be able to say a thing like this. Woo hoo!
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