This month Raylee had several appointments for follow-ups. One day she had a bone scan which required sedation. They injected her with a type of nuclear medicine for this. The images took around 45 minutes. I am posting a picture of the machine that took the images. If you have ever seen the GE commercial which talks about GE employees saving life's because of the medical machines they build....this is one of those machines---I absolutely love that commercial and hope GE makes more!!
Another day, Raylee had to have CT Scans. The possibility of being sedated for this scan is very high for 4-year-old and younger. Raylee has never needed sedation for a CT until now. She started crying when she saw the CT Scan and would not lay down in it. The images for the CT only take about 10 minutes but there was no way she was going to cooperate. So she was sedated for these images :( Sedation is not fun, nothing about it is simple. Despite Raylee's lack of cooperativeness for the CT she was very cooperate for the rest of the appointment and tests. This same day we met with her Oncologist. She reviews all the images and other lab samples. She let us know Raylee is looking amazing and there are no tracers of Neuroblastoma!! That is what I've been waiting to hear. What a relief!!
Prior to the follow-up tests, and the day of, you experience a type of anxiety that is very vulnerable and uncomfortable. It is a real uneasy feeling. It is more like a numbness that consumes you. I know at this time I have tunnel vision and the only thing I am really thinking about are those damn tests! Those damn tests which we are now dependant on to find tracers of the cancer that may or may not come back. Tests we are dependant on to continue to do all that we can to ensure the health of Raylee.
Introducing Raylee and Jorja.....sisters! Raylee is our cancer baby and Jorja is her sister's keeper.
It's so wonderful to hear that there are no signs of tracers! I follow your blog and I have to say that I am in aw of your grace and class you have had in dealing with such a traumatic experience. I love how involved you and Jerry are becoming in awareness for childhood cancer. I am sure that this involvement has become a form of therapy for you all. I continue to pray for the happiness and good health of your little princess. Glad to see all is going well.
ReplyDeleteI've been watching TV, and they have a commercial where a mom and dad take their daughter into the CT room, with the doctor and help her up onto the CT table and then watch the table rise and go into the donut. I think of Raylee each time I see this and I am so glad that she is well, after all she and you have gone through. We have been so blessed. Love uncle Mike
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