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Cancer in bones in multiple places

Weirdly I think this is good news. I knew the odds were that cancer wasn't only in my skull. But it's not in any organs.

MEDICAL JOURNEY

10/16/20251 min read

greyscale photography of skeleton
greyscale photography of skeleton

If you had told me 14 years ago when I got my first breast cancer diagnosis that I'd think it was good news ONLY to have cancer in my bones in multiple places, I'd not have believed you. At all.

But that's where I am now. I actually feel relieved. My sister, who arrived yesterday, also feels relieved. She took me to today's appointment.

It would be worse to have it in my organs, especially my liver.

But there's no cancer there.

My oncologist can't tell me much at all today. I'm scheduled for a CT-guided bone biopsy next Thursday, a week from today. The results of that will tell us what kind of cancer there is.

And that will guide treatment.

So I don't know much more today than yesterday, other than verification of what I expected—that cancer is several places. I felt sure it did not originate in my skull.

Mu doc prescribed stronger pain meds. That will help how I feel and how I get around.

I'll write more later about our discussions with the doc today. But for now I'm signing off and thanking y'all for the prayers and good vibes. I appreciate them all!