Good news and SemiBad from the Hospital

So today was a big day at the hospital and i had lots of appointments for my annual check up. The first appointment was a bone density test and what that is, is an x-ray of my bones. I lay on a bed and it moves around while this arm like thing moves as well. I saw the results of the test and things looked like they where better than last year when i took the test. My bones are getting stronger. However, when they did the spine test i saw one pic, and im still not sure if it was a previous one of mine or if it was "the norm" that they compare to. But the pic they took from today looked different then this other picture. One of the vertebrae is shaped differently. If the first pic i saw was mine, then that means that part of my spine has been grinding or something. If it's not my picture from last year then i think i am fine with that.

The second test was a breathing test. I did the best i have ever done on basically all the tests on that but one. On this one i have steadily been declining and am currently on the low average part of the scale. If this number goes lower into the low below average then i would most likely have asthma. The doc i talked to today about that said that this number is going down possibly because of the effects of the chemo. Other than that he said i am a very healthy person.

The third appointment was with the BMT docs they checked me out and went over some previous tests i have had in the last month and in this i found out that in my CT scan in February a sist showed up on my thyroid. It appears that it hasn't grown since then. My doc said not to worry about it now because it isn't growing and the fact its a sist not a tumor. The difference between a sist is its a liquid not a solid, like a tumor is. That was surprising to find out about since we hadn't been told about it before now.

The fourth appointment today was my nutrition. I am a healthy girl i just need more calcium as always. I also need more physical activity and to get out in the sun more to get the vitamin D.

So that is my medical update as of today. I have more tests this week and after i get back from camp. Anyway i must go now to make me and mommy dinner and then take a walk down the street to the store to get me some ice cream bars for my calcium.

Issue 22 8-3-09