One more test before chemo

Brian's blood levels are back to "normal" again, so that means it's time for another round of chemo to knock them down again. We packed our bags and headed back to the hospital yesterday fully anticipating to be admitted and start chemo last night. During our dr appt he proceeded to ask us about the tests that Brian was supposed to have after his last round of chemo. We hadn't had any of the tests yet and they weren't even scheduled until next week, so that put a delay in being admitted. They like to see how he is progressing after every 2 rounds, but the problem is that our insurance will only cover the tests once every 50 days. I guess that's why they hadn't scheduled them for until next week when the 50 days would be up. 1 week doesn't sound like a long time to wait, but of course when you are dealing with an aggressive cancer, every day of a delay is a big deal. Luckily, the dr thought there was a way around the insurance to where they would cover it under certain circumstances. They sent us home with our suitcases still packed and told us they would contact the insurance company for us and make sure it would be covered before we went through with the testing. Also, instead of having the full day of several different tests, the dr said he could just have the PET scan (still a 4 hour test) and then be admitted the same day once he got the results.

We went home and still weren't scheduled with a time for the PET scan, the dr said he would call us once they got an answer from the insurance company. Then at 8:30 this morning the dr called and told us to get to the hospital as quickly as we could, insurance had approved the test and they were going to try to fit us into the schedule for the PET scan. Anyone who knows me knows I'm not a morning person, but we hopped out of bed, threw on whatever clothes we had left in our closet, and caught the next bus to the hospital. Luckily our suitcase was still packed, so at least we were somewhat ready. With another strike of luck and a phone call from our dr, the imaging clinic was able to get Brian in for the test within 30 minutes of us getting here. Today seems to be off to a great start, so hopefully it will continue.

As soon as Brian is finished with the test we are supposed to head over to the other hospital building to see the dr again. Hopefully it won't take that long to get the scan results and he will be able to admit him today. Brian will be on the 5th round this time, cycle A, so we should be in the hospital for 5-7 days again.

I'll post another update soon with test results.....