The Weight of the World...

     So I feel as if I have been in limbo for the past week.  We've been waiting on results on my scans to see what was going on around my glands in the face and around the front part of my jaw.  During the PET scan those areas were taking up dye and the doctors weren't sure as to why.  So finally got the results back from Vanderbilt today after going through my images not being able to load up correctly, not having some insurance info and then Vanderbilt just not reading them!  All this delayed me getting my answers that I so desperately needed. 
     Wouldn't you know the time I don't have that phone around me that is the time my doctor calls-thankfully he left a message! My radiologist has really taken his time going through all the scans and even took them to a conference they were having to have others view them and come up with a conclusion as to what was going on.    Results are that pockets in my glands in my face are not cancereous and I will not have to have radiation in my face that can result in having a dry mouth for the rest of my life which my dr decribed as something you just don't want.  So now I will only have to have it from the base of my skull to the mid part of my chest which is pretty standard.  Honestly it has felt as if the weight of the world has been lifted.  This was the last piece of information I needed in this battle with cancer.  Again he told me that the caner in my neck region is dead and is not in my upper glands!
    Right now I am waiting on them to double check the measurements on my scans at Vanderbilt and then send them back to my doctor and they will do a trial run on the measurements for my radiation on my body.  I am getting closer and hope to start radiation early next week.  I know I've become a strong believer in the power of prayer and expecially having a guardian angel.  Hearing the news perhaps my guardian angel eased up a bit on holding my shoulders up and now I can do it more on my own- little by little.  Either way I know I am doing well and will continue to get better and now hold the title that is very sacared---survivor!  :)