Todd's Journey

Hello everyone,

We have finally received the results of my CT scans. There were two scans done. One on my chest (to review the progress of the bladder cancer cells that had spread to my lungs), and one on my abdomen (to review the bladder cancer progression or recession).

I have received the first of the two scans which was the chest and lungs scan. The CT scan showed that most of the detected nodules prior to chemotherapy are almost undetectable now, and the larger nodules have shrunk considerably in size. There were no further indications of spread, nor were there any additional spread through the lymph node system. The report indicated that there were no new nodes of concern. This indicated that I responded well to the chemo treatment as it related to the cancer in my chest.

The only negatives detected on the report was calcification of my coronary artery, and a very small hiatus hernia. Both are treatable and I suspect that the doctors will be referring me to further doctors to deal with those issues.