Stable!!!

Just got back to the Hope Lodge much lighter on my feet with a huge gorilla off my back. According to the scan, my disease is stable, woooo hoooo! I still have 4 "hot spots" near my spine that really haven't changed in size (except for millimeters) since April. I will surely take it after the freakout session I had the other night.

The thing we're going to work on is pain management. I was prescribed some long acting pain meds that I'm supposed to take 2x per day (one in morning and one at bedtime). I also now have some instant relief meds for breakthrough pain. Dr. O said it's all about staying ahead of the pain and keeping a level of drug in my system that will control the pain. Do I like having to depend on pain meds, not necessarily... That said, at this stage of the game what do I care? As long as I don't have to endure this back pain and can sleep I'm ok with it.

So, it's been a long mentally draining day of blood tests, laying in a tube with my arms above my head for 45 minutes and an excruciating wait of 2 hours to find out the results. Needless to say, I'm exhausted. Time to lay down for a sweet nap and hopefully hit the town tonight with some friends here in Manhattan (I guess there's a birthday party or something).

Thanks for all the good vibes/prayers.

Six weeks I get to go through all of this again, ha!