Jan. 9: New photo of O.J.

We got the official O.J. report from the radiologist yesterday. Most of it consists of medical terminology a dummy like me can’t understand, but I get the gist of it, I think: the tumor is much smaller than when it was first scanned in late November. The doctor estimates “it is a quarter to one-fifth of its previous overall volume.”

This is pretty much the same information Victor got from him in conversation the day of my scan. When I see my oncologist on Tuesday I’ll get a better idea of exactly what it means and how it will affect my course of treatment (if at all). This is, though, what she expected us to see after two chemotherapy treatments.

This shrinkage is, of course, good news; the Poisoning o’ Jen is working in positive ways. However, I’m a teensy bit bothered by the suggestions that I celebrate… I mean, I still freakin’ have cancer and am a long way from being in the clear.

Here’s a reminder of what O.J. looked when we first met him on November 23, 2009:

 

And here’s the scan from Thursday. If the tumor doesn’t look like it’s shrunk as much as it should have, remember that this is a pic of just a slice of it, and it’s shrunk all over, not just in its width.

 

Because the CT was done on my chest, abdomen, and pelvis, there were a lot of pictures. I found this one especially interesting because I think it means I’m amazing:

 

Look at that! I have a wishbone! Aren’t you jealous???