Her Tumor Is Now Unmeasurable… What That Actually Means

What does it mean when a tumor becomes unmeasurable?

In this powerful and emotional episode, Felicia shares her latest pancreatic cancer scan results — and the update is something we’ve been praying for.

 Join Brittney and Felicia as they open up about Felicia’s ongoing health journey, including her most recent scan showing that her pancreatic lesion is now no longer measurable as a distinct tumor.

This conversation goes beyond medicine — it’s about faith, resilience, and the power of community. Together, they reflect on the role of prayer, support systems, and maintaining hope even in the most uncertain moments.

Whether you’re a healthcare professional, a patient, or someone supporting a loved one through illness, this episode is a reminder of what’s possible — both medically and spiritually.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE:

•  What “unmeasurable” actually means in medical imaging 
•  Felicia’s pancreatic cancer journey and latest scan results 
•  The role of faith and prayer in healing 
•  How community and support systems impact recovery 
•  What comes next: MRI, follow-ups, and continued care 

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Transcript

SPEAKER_01 0:02

This is Hold My Stethoscope. Hey everyone. Welcome back to Hold My Stethoscope. We're super excited. We're going to make this just kind of like a mini episode this week. Just hopefully you guys all caught last week's episode because we had Gary the Earner's. Yes. It was so fun. Yeah. Yeah. Next week we have um Christopher Blake, who's gonna be talking about pediatric um emergency medicine. So make sure you stay tuned for that. Most definitely. In between, yeah, some really awesome guests. We are going to kind of bring you an update on what has been going on with my love Felicia. I'm just so happy and I want to hear her to tell her story tonight about literally everything that's kind of been happening. And Phil Mullen, girl.

SPEAKER_00 1:02

So, first of all, guys, glory be to God is what I'm gonna say. All hands, all like seriously, all props to God because what I'm about to tell you, it is mind-blowing to me. Um, as you all know, I had my CAT scan done on March 10th. And I waited anxiously but patiently for my results, which took about a week and a half. And I just so happened to be sitting in the office with my girl Brittany. I don't know how the topic came up. I don't know if she said, Did you ever get the results? But I'm not sure how it came about. But I was like, no. As a matter of fact, let me check right now. And then I pull it up and oh my God, they were there. I was so excited. I was like, Brittany, you gotta read it. Just tell me what it says. Like, I can't even sit here and look at it. I didn't even look down at it. Like, I let her look at it first. And she was like, oh my God. So I just want to share this great news with all of you who have been so supportive of me throughout this journey. You definitely play a part. You're a part of my army, and I want I share the good, bad, and different with you. So I just want to let you know, I'm just gonna tell you what the findings actually said. It says unchanged covered stent in the distal common bile duct, continued decrease in size of pancreatic mass, no, not. It says that it is no not measurable as a distinct lesion. Pancreatic ductal dilation still present, unchanged, no surrounding upper abdominal, retroperitoneal, periportal lymphodenopathy, something like that. There were no new or concerning hepatic lesions and no evidence of metastasis. The remaining solid organs enhances normally, no abnormality dilated bowel loops, free air, or free fluid, no abdominal lymphodinopathy. I guess that's how you say that word. Lymphatinopathy. Lymphatinopathy. Yeah. Lymphatinopathy. All right. So we have a continued decrease in size of the pancreatic lesion. Now unmeasurable. That's what it's all about. From 4.1 centimeters to now it's unmeasurable. Let me just tell you, I am beyond overjoyed to say it's a blessing seems like an understatement. It is more than that. Like God took full control. He listened to every prayer that each and every one of you put out there for me. Because this is a miracle, guys. Like, what happened to going from centimeters to millimeters? Okay. Like that's what I was expecting. Like, okay, last I remembered gone from the 4.1 down to what? Like a 3.7 or 2.3, but we were still in the centimeters. So I was happy with just continuing to go down, but to be like unmeasurable is unbelievable.

SPEAKER_01 4:26

It's like they basically don't even see it anymore. Like it's right. Yeah, like I don't even have words. And I was always like, what? Yeah. I think we read it like a million times because we're like, no. This is not. Is this really what it's saying? I was like, it says it's there's no tumor. Like it can't see anything. So it's like, is there tissue still there? Like just it's wild.

SPEAKER_00 4:54

It is crazy, mind blowing. Like I just don't even know the words for honestly. I feel like it's a miracle. Like that is truly God all the way. Like nobody could ever tell me there is no God because this kind of thing just done happened. Okay. I don't care. You know, I know some people out there may not be believers, but let me just tell you, there is no way that this is unmeasurable just by man alone. No ma'am, ma'am, no, sir. Okay. Miracle. And I am just so blessed. What does this mean? I'm sure that is everybody's question because it's my question as well. What does that mean? We ask. I reached out to my doctor, first of all, to make sure that he had received the results because a lot of times you will see things on your patient portal and your doctor hasn't even seen them yet. He has actually had a chance to look at them, which he was like, Congratulations, this is absolutely amazing. He says, and we're going to order that MRI just so we can target the pancreas so we know exactly what's going on. Because a CT, for anybody who doesn't know, and I didn't know either, even though in my nursing career, the CT is looking at your whole body. And this is why the oncology world loves to do CAT scans. They are big advocates of we're going to do a CAT scan, CAT scan. Everybody else is like, why not an MRI? Why not a PET scan? There are reasons for it. Because yes, the CAT scan will look at the body and not only tell us what's going on with that particular organ, but if there's something else going on. Whereas the MRI is not doing that. It's more so targeting that one particular organ. So we will do an MRI and have a great update for you because I'm feeling very like, I'm like, no, nothing can rain on this parade. Like, I don't care. I'm not, I'm unbreakable. I don't care what you have to say about me, what you have, I don't care because you know what? God fixed this. So that just goes to show, honey, he could do absolutely anything. Do you hear me? Anything. So when is this MRI happening? I don't know. I just text with him earlier today. So I'm sure he'll get that order put in. And you know me. I'll be right on that other side getting out of MI as soon as he puts it out there, because I'm like, this is my year, guys. Yeah. No. Many changes are happening.

SPEAKER_01 7:33

Next month you have your follow-up with the Sloan cuttering guys, right?

SPEAKER_00 7:39

Or the technically it would be next month, but really May would be six months, which is when a definitive like CAT scan was supposed to be done in the first place. But you know, it's an inpatient ER nurses. Like, well, if I can get it right now, I want to get it right now. But they were pretty adamant that six months is the telltale. So I'll probably get another cat scan.

SPEAKER_01 8:03

I I don't want to misquote, but he was pretty um confident that he you were going to get remission, like full.

SPEAKER_00 8:15

Yeah, he was like, he goes, I feel confident to say that what I do is just as good as surgery, if not better. It's like when he said this to me last year, I was like, I hope so. That would be great. Like, but to actually already within four months, for them to read that it was just unmeasurable is just, I don't know. I'm I am in shock with it. Like, honestly.

SPEAKER_01 8:47

Yeah, it's crazy. I was trying to see if I could, um, I'm gonna try to when I edit this episode to actually put the reading on the screen for those of you who are watching on YouTube, um, to try to actually put it there. But it's wild. So just to kind of take it back to the beginning of Felicia's journey, it's not quite been a year yet, like since your diagnosis, and you know, kind of was just suddenly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. And for those of you who also haven't been following and don't really know, pancreatic cancer is putting it bluntly, it's a death sentence, honestly. It really is. Was just kind of looking at the recent data here, and it basically says, you know, overall five-year survival rate for patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer is approximately 13%. 13%. Um, it's it's a very difficult, especially um most cases are not caught early. They're caught in more later stages with pancreatic cancer, and that survival rate's actually um 10 to 2% survival rate in five years. So my guy. And this curl right here is like, I mean, you go from a tumor that was pretty freaking big.

SPEAKER_00 10:10

Just a centimeter smaller than a golf ball, just a little smaller. Yeah, and that's like a that's big. That's pretty big. For something that wasn't seen on a scan that was done the December before. Why not?

SPEAKER_01 10:25

Yeah, like within, I mean, essentially it was a very fast-growing tumor because it was within like six, less than six months, right?

SPEAKER_00 10:33

Or around six months? Absolutely. I mean, I did a scan, but it was an MRI, and I'm wondering if that's why I didn't pick it up. An MRI in December. And then I had this CAT scan done in May. The CAT scan then showed that after asking for contrast, IV and oral, they went to look back at the MRI. Of course, they didn't even see it.

SPEAKER_01 10:58

I mean, it's just it's like the whole situation over this last year is like in all the stars, and I don't even like I don't think it's all the stars are aligned, but like God has like legitimately had his hand on you and his protection over you. And like you said, like you're his vessel. And I think part of that was, you know, I don't want to speak about us, but like part of that was pushing us to finally do this podcast so you could like spread your word, you know?

SPEAKER_00 11:34

Like it's I don't know, it's just it's crazy. I I'm telling you, it's guys, this is just so mind-blowing because I don't know, like Britney said, the percentage is very low. It is a hidden organ that oftentimes by the time they even find the tumor, it's you know, at a stage four. I'm gonna be honest with you, me being the advocate for myself and then pushing for them to find it, it still was a stage three because it wasn't operable, you know? So that right, and it is the worst kind, the one that I have. It's considered the worst kind. So I am beyond blessed. I just cannot say that enough, you know, and just having the love and support and trying to stay positive. I I have rough moments, and I oh I should all have always shared that with you guys. You know, I'm always be up front, but without the support of my friends, like you, Brittany, and all of my friends that have been out there every step of the way, I've watched many of you take this on where it literally consumed you. Like as if you were literally dealing with it. And that is very difficult, you know. But I don't know what I would have done without you guys. I can't imagine, and I know many people are out there who don't have this kind of support. I know how blessed I am. I am so blessed. Like I feel on top of the world, and like I'm the luckiest person in the whole world. I really, really do. Like, God put me up on this pedestal, and all these people were like, Lord, please for me. That's exactly how I see it. And it's just amazing. And I never want to, any of you, everybody out there, every tribe of people, my the whole entire army, please stay by my side forever because I'm telling you guys, you guys are badasses. Like, I don't care what anybody says. You guys put the work in, helped me get through this tough time, and I am so grateful to each and every one of you. I'm telling you right now, I love all of you. I don't care. Like, I just do, and I appreciate you guys so much. Everybody played a role in it, and thank you.

SPEAKER_01 14:20

Crazy to like think that less than a year ago, like this wasn't a thing. And then nine-ish months ago, your world changed, but also so many other people's world changed because of your diagnosis. And then the fact that less than a year later we're sitting here being like, you're I mean, it's not official, but like the fact is that you have such results that are just unbelievable. Like it's it really when you stop and like to step back and like think about it, it's like it is unrealistic.

SPEAKER_00 15:03

Right. Right. And it's it just put this aura around me like I don't care really what's going on over there. Like this is this is everything. Like, what what are you what are you sad about? You know what I mean? I remember Britney looking at people and saying, but gosh, she isn't dealing with cancer. Or he in my mind, I'm I was thinking of this. And you know, I wish that I saw what others were seeing. Like they were like, so many were like, you're gonna beat this. We already know it. They had this confidence that I didn't have at all. I don't know if it's because I was dealing with it because of what I've seen throughout my career, but gosh, you know what? You all have some pretty, pretty strong darn faith. And this just goes to show that God listens to his children. He really, really does. And I know I have some prayer warriors out there. There's no way, is no way around it. I know it. It's like I was untouchable. It's so bizarre. I know that the doctors are even like, wow. Like, wow, because that's how I feel. You're right. I'm not completely out of the woods on this, but this right here is a great, like, like a great message.

SPEAKER_01 16:32

We did basically saying it without officially saying it.

SPEAKER_00 16:36

You know, we don't want to get too, you know, but you know, it's just remarkable, guys. It really, really is. And I want everyone out there to know if you ever need somebody to reach out to have a conversation with, no matter what you're feeling, how low you may be feeling, because I would have some low days, trust me. I am here. I am always gonna be here for you. I don't care, day, night, whenever, because this battle I can't imagine facing it alone. I'm grateful for the many people that I had by my side, and it still was difficult. You know, the treatments were not easy, but God got me through each and every one of them, you know, and I just I just feel just so blessed beyond.

SPEAKER_01 17:38

So crazy, like throughout your whole like last year, like it is wild because I'm like, you weren't sick, like you really were. I mean, you had obviously side effects, but like but I wasn't, I never could say I'm sick because I didn't feel sick. Like when you're sick, you're like, You kept showing up every day, just freaking crushing it.

SPEAKER_00 18:04

Like, I didn't feel like God just oh my god, like he just got me up every single day. Like, even the roughest time when I felt fatigue, I still he still got me up, and every two weeks I was in that treatment and getting that treatment and you know, having that opportunity to go to New York. How many people can say they had that opportunity? You know, I wonder if I didn't have that opportunity, what would the situation be like today? Yeah you know that everything was so so smooth, so smooth. God lined everything up for you, girl. No hiccups, no nothing. He made it, he made it happen. He put all the right people that I needed right there with me, guiding me every step of the way, making the plans for me, making this for me. I am gonna miss that part. I love the fact that everybody was like, you're gonna be here. Come here, you're gonna come. I love that. I was like, just tell me what it be. And I'll be it, you know, to sit here today is and and actually be able to share this story and say it's unmeasurable is just unbelievable. Because I wouldn't thought that I would be able to have those share those words at all. I am just so taken back. I am. I am so, so, so taken back. I am it's uh where's my biggest fan, Brittany. What did she say?

SPEAKER_01 19:35

I know, Mama Bear, you already got the news. I of course had to text her that same day that uh, you know, she got the news. So Mama Bear's very excited and so happy. And the Christmas gift that I forgot somehow lost. It's coming your way. It's gonna probably be great timing. She's mailing it directly to you. Okay. She was like, I'm not going to you, Brittany. I'm not going to she's cutting up the middleman, smart, smart lady.

SPEAKER_00 20:06

Oh, it just um, yeah, but it's just crazy.

SPEAKER_01 20:10

So I did post like that same night the results on our old my stethoscope page. So hopefully our fans were able to see it or be part of it. But I hope you're able to kind of listen to this episode and really like hear it, like you know, feel it. Like it's guys, I love you. We appreciate you so much. Amazing moments, like and time in your life right now. And I'm so excited when that official R remission word comes because it's basically here, but we can't say it officially, but it's like it's just wild. It's just wild, Belisha. I'm just no, I can't. I'm so I just you know, I love you to dad, and I'm so so just beyond, like I just I don't even know. It's just I'm so happy, like so overjoyed. And it was, of course, wasn't it the same day we've we got our t-shirts in?

SPEAKER_00 21:12

Yes, and I can't wait to wear my like did they pick a day yet? They're supposed to pick a day. Well, we're all gonna wear our shirts, honey. Yeah, I don't know if you can see it, but we wouldn't.

SPEAKER_01 21:23

It is to Felicia, yes, yes, we we love our girl here. I'm just so excited about this. Me too. Me too, guys. So we just wanted to just do a little mini update, a little mini one, um, just to kind of fill you all in firsthand on what's going on. And um we'll be back next week with uh Chris. Yes, and then we'll be updating you obviously if anything changes on our social media pages. So blessed, we thank God every day for. Watching over Felicia and helping her come to this amazing, amazing conclusion to this journey. Just so blessed and so grateful. And we're excited that you've been along for the journey. Yes. So remember, like always, like, subscribe, share, all the things. All the things.

SPEAKER_00 22:20

Know that we love you. We love you. And we'll see you all next time. See you next time. All right. Bye, guys.