A tough time
One thing I can definitely say is that I have rarely gotten good news from any scan in the past 20 months since being first diagnosed with Stage IV triple negative cancer. Back in July of 2018, I found my lump, got multiple scans and images, a biopsy or two, and off I went to the races with a Stage IV diagnosis all in less than 30 days. How is it possible for things to change so quickly and in such an unexpected direction? If we do things right, stay healthy, and take care of ourselves, doesn't that mean that our bodies will take good care of us? At the time, the only symptom I had, aside from the lump, was consistent and regular back pain. Nothing too crazy or strange. I thought it was just stiffness and tightness from exercise and getting older. The PET-CT scan showed lesions (cancer) in a couple of spots on L3, lumbar spine, and now it was something more serious. But, I could handle it I thought. With chemo and otherwise good health, the lesions would go away and I'd get...