PET Scan Second Opinion

We saw the radiation doctor after radiation today.  Roland's lungs sound good.   He can stand for longer periods of time without pain.  He even helped bring in groceries from the car today.  He much prefers radiation to Chemo, but most people do.  He even gained 3 pounds since last week which is good because he had been losing during Chemo.  The nausea is gone now.  His heartburn is still a bother, but flax seed tea helps.  We waited while the radiation doctor looked at the PET scan and read the notes.  After what seemed like a long time (we encouraged him to take his time), he said, "If you were my family member, I would treat to cure."  He agreed with the oncologist that it is stage 3a and not stage 4.  I cheered aloud.  If he thought it was stage 4 he would stop radiation, so I am so happy that we are continuing with radiation.  The next PET scan will be 3 months after the end of treatment.  We feel surrounded by a glow of gratitude for this wonderful news!