So the CT scan I had done ($7,000 worth!!) on January 17 turned out OK. There were no changes since the last scan back in October. Good news, yes, but the bad news is that my stomach was still hurting and no one seemed to have a clue as to why. I finally stumbled upon caffeine as being a trigger, so I stopped drinking coffee, and that helped somewhat, but I noticed that by the end of the week (when we've worked full weeks) it was hurting almost as badly as before. So it would seem that the major culprit is stress. The snow days have really been a blessing, but now it's back to the real world, and most likely the discomfort.
My oncologist's nurse called me at the end of the day last Friday (Feb. 4) to see how I was doing (which impressed me), and suggested I might go see a gastric specialist if things don't improve. That was already in my thoughts...I just hadn't gotten around to making the phone call.
