Catching Up

Well I have been chastised for not posting in so long! So let's catch up. We took the trip to Destin for Thanksgiving week and had a wonderful time! Stayed at a Beautiful resort and just relaxed.
I had my PET scan done in December and no cancer was found at that time. Praise God!
Just two areas of concern were found, my thyroid and one of my ovaries had a growth (spot). My Oncologist decided to have an Endocrinologist evaluate the thyroid but we would hold off on evaluating the ovary because it could have been a false positive due to the position of the ovary. Instead we would do another PET scan in 3 months.
Christmas was nice. January was one year since my diagnosis and I had my follow-up colonoscopy and I had my port removed at the same time-YEA! The Endocrinologist did an ultrasound of my thyroid along with blood tests. He determined that the growth was too small to biopsy and the blood tests came back negative for any thyroid diseases at this time. He will continue to monitor me.
We took another family vacation in February to our timeshare in Gatlinburg, TN. We hiked in the Smoky Mountains to see beautiful waterfalls, attended a show at Dixie Stampede, petted animals at an awesome petting zoo, went to a dinosaur museum and snow skied at Obergatlinburg. Well the family skied, I fell after being there a few minutes and hurt my knees. I actually had torn ligament and broken cartilage. I had surgery to clean and repair my left knee (the worse) and I am healing nicely.
My second PET scan was done in March but due to my Oncologist being on vacation I was not able to see him and get the results until April. The PET found the same spots as before. He decided it was time to address the ovary because the same spot was there again.
I saw my Gynecologist and had a sonogram. At this time I am awaiting results. It is one of those things that if it is fine then they won't call and if there is an issue then they will call. I don't think I will get a call. I will see my Gynecologist in August for my annual.
I have been asked to speak at this years Relay for Life. It is a fund raising event for the American Cancer Society. It will be held Memorial Day weekend. I hope that my story will help save lifes and be an inspiration to others. Only by the Grace of God am I here to live for Him!