Wednesday we spent the day up at OHSU at the Center for Health and Healing.  My first appointment of the day was with the urologist.  They removed the catheter.  I felt like celebrating!  I have been able to urinate with no problem so that is no longer something I have to worry about.  It is amazing how much better I feel!
     The next appointment was meeting with my oncologist.  He was pretty blunt.  He told us that the tumor has been growing.  The hope is that in the next two weeks, the radiation will act on the tumor and stop its growth.  Our doctor was not very surprised about the events of last weekend.  As he told us, the symptoms that I had are probably related to the tumor.  He has referred me to a spine rehabilitation doctor to help us with symptoms.  I will be seeing that doctor is about two weeks.  I am scheduled for a CT scan of my chest, abdomen, and pelvis at the end of this month.  That will reassure us that the tumor has stayed in one place.
     It's amazing how I feel up and down day to day and minute to minute.  The key is to stay more up than down.  I am lucky to have such a good support system that helps me through those tough times.  Your comments are SO appreciated.  Thank you one and all!