Getting to Know the local ER

Well yesterday marked my third visit to the ER since diagnosis. Lots o'fun! We left at 10:30 am and got home at 10:30pm! Dan took me because I have been experiencing abdominal bloating for the past 3 days that pushes up to my ribcage, making it hard to breathe. They ran a CBC anc CMP and gave me a CT scan of my chest and abdominal cavity. My abdomen did show mild inflammation Ascites, or peritoneal effusion, which is a buildup of excess fluid in the abdomen, and my right kidney showed some issues so they put me on antibiotics as the urine sample is being tested for infection. If it is a UTI I would be SOOOOO HAPPPY! That would be a reason for my distenstion that is not cancer. Otherwise, it could be cancer spread to my abdomen which is not good at all. This is all so overwhelming and scary. I just want to know where the cancer is, at least so I can visualize it in my head shrinking and dying. My doctor is yet to approve the FES PET which would light up and show where it is. I may have to ask my new Boston based doctor when I see her. It is a standard scan for METS lobular cancer that is approved by insurance so I have no idea why not?

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