All Clear

Scotty had his colonoscopy yesterday with Dr Crenshaw at Loudoun Hospital. We got there around 945a and I went to wait in the lobby around 10a. He was wheeled into recovery around 1045a. We got great news. His colon was clear. They did find one very small polyp which they removed while they were in there! We were both so relieved of course. (image to the left is at our arrival)

When I went back to visit Scotty, he was still heavily sedated and kept asking me, did I say anything funny?? Then he would say, has the dr been in yet? It was like 5 mins into me getting in the room. Then he would say yet again, Did I say anything funny?? Now that was funny. The nurse that was helping him recover had only seen the back of head when he was rolled in. She was looking at the chart and looked at me, then the chart again and said.."he is only 38 yo"? I said yes. She got this shocked look on her face and then walked around the bed to see his face. She apparently thought because of the white hair, that he was an older guy. She laughed and said oops! We left the hospital around noon and I went to get Scotty something to eat.

Cancer plays funny tricks on your mind we are finding out. I think Scott was so convinced that they would find something wrong, that he had a ton of anxiety about the procedure. It's not really because of the procedure anymore - you are always thinking, what if they find it again? I had a hard time sleeping the night before as well. I hope we won't always be like this, always wondering when the other shoe will drop but I am told it's a common feeling amongst cancer patients/survivors. (image to the right is at during recovery)

So, what's next, you ask? Benchmarks for cancer are 3 years for remission, 5 years for cured. So we are not out of the woods, but we sure are on the right path. We go back to see the folks at G'town next week to talk about next steps with our chemo treatment. As I have mentioned before, Scott is still having neuropathy issues and headaches. So we shall wait to see what's the next destination on this journey...


On another note, our first baby, Hannah Bea, finally lost her first tooth yesterday morning! She was the last one in her class to lose a tooth, so this was a very special occasion. And while we are at it, here's a cute pic of Nate Dogg - just cuz.

You're in good hands

Lot's of catch up today in posts. Scott went in for a consult with the GI Dr who did his colonoscopy last year. He is due for this years. It is now scheduled for June 19th.

They had a good talk and Dr Crenshaw remembered him. We had only seen this dr one time and then the biopsy came back cancer, so we were referred to the surgeon, Dr Otchy. I thought it was really cool that the dr remembered us. He asked how I was doing and remembered how upset I was upon hearing the prognosis and the staff remembered meeting Nate. It's not often you get an office staff and Dr that actually recall meeting you and details when you only met with them one time. We are so lucky to have access to such a great selection of doctors in this area.

We met someone in NYC that works for the company that makes Avastin - the drug that Scotty is in the trial with. They said that our Dr at G'town, Dr Marshall, is considered a rock star in the world of colorectal cancer. It's very comforting know that we are in good hands.