Happy Oncologist

We went in for the results of Layne's scan today. The tumors have no significant growth. So, Layne will continue doing what he's doing. The oncologist seemed thrilled. He came in saying there was good news. I think he was just glad there were no new visible tumors and that what was there had basically stayed the same. That's apparently great in his line of work. We thought a miracle would be really cool...such as no tumors at all. But, reality had to take over.
Layne will go in again in a couple of weeks to do what's required for the trial. They need to their updates too. After that, there will be a scan again in a couple of months for another update on the tumors. It seems we're moving forward.

"It's Just A C.T. Scan."

I asked Layne this morning if he wanted me to go with him for his appointments. His response was, "It's just a CT scan." I had to chuckle. I think he's the only person I've heard make that statement. He said it would be mostly sitting around and then I couldn't go into the room for the actual scan anyway. I thought he might want some company. But, that only comes at the price of not being here at home and he's sensitive to the fact that we're starting 'school' today. (I had to put it in quotes because we're a bit relaxed about it right now. We all need to ease into it. Although, I'm excited about some of the things we'll be doing this year. But, that's a different blog all together...so, time to move on.)
Layne's scan will be today and then he'll discuss the results with the oncologist tomorrow. We'll see if  I  get to be there for that or not. I like being there when he gets results back from his tests because it seems to sound different coming from the oncologist than it does from Layne. He'll describe it more in matter of fact scientific terms. Somehow I feel like there's more sympathy if it comes from Dr. Guerrido (and his compassionate nurse). It's almost as if they realize that what they're saying is pretty serious stuff. And, he always wants to be sure we understand what he's telling us. Layne understands quite well. (He's always been good about explaining his scientific world in simple terms.) Sometimes he misses the human aspect of it. We'll see what tomorrow brings.