Praise the Lord for Chase's Miraculous PET Scan!
Chase had a pretty rough weekend (didn’t keep anything down since the lunch he had on Fri), so we were pretty concerned about his PET scan this morning. Luckily, he really cooperated like the good trooper that he’s been throughout this whole ordeal.
The results were just miraculous – no metabolic activity at all in a full body scan!! First the Radiologist sent the nurse to assure us that everything looked “good”, but of course we wanted to understand in more detail what exactly he meant. When I met with him, he said that the PET scan was “clean”. I asked what precisely does this mean and he said “weren’t you looking for a recurrent tumor after the radiation and chemo – well, there isn’t any”? When I explained that Chase has been on antineoplastons and other alternative therapies, but his MRI still showed a mass, the Radiologist responded, “I don’t know about that but the PET is negative”. He then clarified that it could mean either the tumor is “inactive”, or it is just an accumulation of necrosis (dead tissue) or both.
I immediately called the Burzynski Clinic in Houston and they too were elated, but cautious. Of course they want us to Fed Ex a copy of the CD scan to review it, but they feel it is what they were hoping – the tumor is dying off but needs time to be absorbed and processed by Chase’s body. After reviewing the scan, they plan to make recommendations for the treatment plan going forward. They feel it will just be a matter of time for the symptoms to subside and the tumor to shrink or ideally go away.
Chase’s Oncologist (Dr. Main) was also extremely pleased and just congratulated us. He doesn’t have any experience with this so he was also somewhat cautious and suggested that we get another opinion from the Midwest Proton Center in Bloomingdale Indiana – he feels that the Radiologist there is one of the best in the industry.
So for now, we’re just taking this as the glorious sign that it is – something seems to be working and we’re certain it has to do with all the prayers and support from Chase’s Warriors! This is the best news we’ve received since the start of this whole process and we’re keeping our eye on the prize. We believe more than ever that God has great plans for Chase and for all of us to bear witness to His healing power and infinite mercy! We’ll convey more as we learn it, but until then thanks for helping us keep the faith!
Love,
John & Carol Sammut
Chase & Barbara Ann
The results were just miraculous – no metabolic activity at all in a full body scan!! First the Radiologist sent the nurse to assure us that everything looked “good”, but of course we wanted to understand in more detail what exactly he meant. When I met with him, he said that the PET scan was “clean”. I asked what precisely does this mean and he said “weren’t you looking for a recurrent tumor after the radiation and chemo – well, there isn’t any”? When I explained that Chase has been on antineoplastons and other alternative therapies, but his MRI still showed a mass, the Radiologist responded, “I don’t know about that but the PET is negative”. He then clarified that it could mean either the tumor is “inactive”, or it is just an accumulation of necrosis (dead tissue) or both.
I immediately called the Burzynski Clinic in Houston and they too were elated, but cautious. Of course they want us to Fed Ex a copy of the CD scan to review it, but they feel it is what they were hoping – the tumor is dying off but needs time to be absorbed and processed by Chase’s body. After reviewing the scan, they plan to make recommendations for the treatment plan going forward. They feel it will just be a matter of time for the symptoms to subside and the tumor to shrink or ideally go away.
Chase’s Oncologist (Dr. Main) was also extremely pleased and just congratulated us. He doesn’t have any experience with this so he was also somewhat cautious and suggested that we get another opinion from the Midwest Proton Center in Bloomingdale Indiana – he feels that the Radiologist there is one of the best in the industry.
So for now, we’re just taking this as the glorious sign that it is – something seems to be working and we’re certain it has to do with all the prayers and support from Chase’s Warriors! This is the best news we’ve received since the start of this whole process and we’re keeping our eye on the prize. We believe more than ever that God has great plans for Chase and for all of us to bear witness to His healing power and infinite mercy! We’ll convey more as we learn it, but until then thanks for helping us keep the faith!
Love,
John & Carol Sammut
Chase & Barbara Ann
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