I had a brain scan yesterday..just for baseline????

So, I had treatment yesterday - just herceptin and then right afterwards I had a brain scan and the ladies there were soooo nice. They aren't allowed to tell you anything, but I try and read into it...during the test one of the ladies said "The pictures are looking good, we are almost finished" So she could have said ...you are doing good...or something like that...maybe she was giving me some hope :)! Well, you know how we do or at least I do and my sweet friend Becky Zeigler who came from Swansea to take me where I needed to go was with me and we think it is fine...you know with all our medical background - lol! Well, my friend Tamara...although she does not have a medical degree-she might as well - is my hook-up for Duke and she has some connections and she shared this with me about the test.These are her words- "I did speak with someone about the brain scan vs PET scan results. They said the results from PET scan should be conclusive and the brain scan ordered should just be for baseline only. In a nutshell….if the PET scan showed nothing then the brain scan probably won’t either….if it does it doesn’t matter because the chemo and God have it under control." She knows how to look at my scans and she said that my initial PET did look at my head and neck and that it said there are no signs of metastatic disease in the head or neck - I hope I said that right Tamara :) Can I just share with you that I was able to go to Charleston this past weekend to see soooo many people! My entire family(my little sis and her family of 6 from Florida, my older sis and her family of 7.5 - my niece is expecting, and my lil bro and his wife and her sis) was there and we got to share some time with some aunts and cousins!!!! It was a nice time!!!! We basically had our Thanksgiving dinner since many of us will not be able to be there then! AND I just realized I did not take any pics of everyone...oh well, I have the memories in my heart! It was a whirlwind weekend...I am sooo thankful that I was able to see some of my sweetest childhood friends whom I have not seen in about 10 years or more...it was an emotional time in my heart to see them b/c I love them sooo much...but we did good about not crying for the most part...so much has gone on in each of our lives and it was a bit overwhelming but WONDERFUL to see them...there is something about seeing someone in person to "see" that they are ok! Then, on the way back from Charleston on Sunday...we decided to stop on a whim and visit our Swansea family. Swansea is where my beloved had his first administration job and that is the first place that I have ever lived away from home! And they are still like family to us...So we got there just as church was about to let out and I was just going to wait outside the doors to give some friends some hugs when they came out and the youth pastor was like go on in and opened the doors(these are the doors by the stage - so I was facing everyone) and I just went in during the invitation...interrupting church in my jeans and flip flops and went right on in and stood on the second row- but that was not my plan...I was like oh no...but then I didn't wanna be rude and just shut the door back, you know. I did not mean to interrupt church but I needed to see and hug our Swansea family ...some of who I have not seen in about 10 years! And the precious people that they are welcomed us back with open arms! And we got to stay for lunch b/c they were doing a youth fundraiser and those of you who have been to Swansea...know that Swansea folk can cook and it is never just a little bit!!!!! :) That was just a sweet time with some special people!!!! So it was a bit of an emotional weekend and I know some of you are like why does she tell us this stuff...well I am not sure why ....just b/c friends and family share what's going on in there lives and b/c I am long-winded it will not fit in my status...lol! Thanks for listening to me share just to share! Catherine PS - Next Tuesday is my PET scan to see if the tumors are shrinking in my other organs...please pray if you don't mind!