# 5 and PET scan results

Yesterday I had #5 which unfortunately is not my penultimate treatment. Penultimate is one of the few big words I know which means next to last. So I will have eight treatments. The PET scan showed that all the secondary tumors in my arm pits and chest could not be detected. The large tumor around my ureter could still be detected but at a lessor intensity. I asked the doctor if he could give me a percentage of shrinkage. He stated that a PET scan just lights up if it detects cancer and could not get me a percentage of shrinkage. Obviously I'm disappointed that I have to have 8 treatments, but that is what I was expecting. I didn't have much time to talk to my doctor and at the time didn't really have time to process the news. I don't know if I should view the results as negative or if I'm progressing as expected. The doctor did mention other treatments after my chemo is finished but the Akron doctor seems to be more negative than the Cleveland Clinic doctor. I have an appointment with my Cleveland Clinic doctor on the 10th of Sept. and hope to get some my questions answered. I will let you know the outcome of that appointment.