AJ update

26 Aug, Wednesday, AJ went for her checkup and got the results of her ctscan which she had done about a week ago.

According to her onco, her prognosis was not good. Onco's interpretation of the ctscan was that there was a new lump on her lung and her current tumour had become bigger. Her onco wanted to put her on chemo again with stronger drugs. AJ asked for a 6-week break.

AM said the supposed 'new lump' was not a lump at all, rather it was a shadow that the ctscan happened to capture. Her current tumour had not grown bigger, it had simply smoothened out. The chemo had caused the tumour to shrivel and since AJ had stopped chemo, the tumour had smoothened out. Even with medication, it takes time for the tumour to shrink. The AM told AJ not to worry and assured her that he would take care of it.

The ctscan results and the prognosis her onco gave her caused AJ's relatives to be very concerned, and in turn put a lot of stress on AJ. I had been stressed too as I had been sharing my experience with AJ which could have influenced her and led her to stop chemo. Although AJ had felt fine, she had been unduly worried too as her confidence in the AM had grown with her progress, and she had not expected that kind of ctscan results. I must admit that until we saw the AM on Friday, my confidence had taken a hard knock.

With the AM's assurance, I hope AJ is more at ease now. Dealing with an illness like cancer, the condition of the mind is very important. We ought to remain steady, and not to panic as that will stressed ourselves out.