We had a full day yesterday going from my early morning appointments at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale to my afternoon appointments with my Clinical Trial Coordinator and my Oncologist at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix.
The results of the lab blood work were good with a couple of exceptions. My platelet count is still at 81,000. I would like to get it higher to control some minor bleeding problems the low platelets cause. The rest of the numbers were either just a little low or good.
The scans of my head, chest and abdomen were mostly good. There was no evidence of any neurological reason for my headaches, so that was very good. We had to check because my father died of an aneurysm in his brain at 67.
The chest scan showed that the 7 small tumors in my lungs had not increased in size and no new tumors were discovered. That's very good news. The Oncologist and I discussed what to look for in the next scan which will be in 2 months. At that time it could be possible to see some change in the tumors.
The not so good news is that I must continue to take the maximum dose which can be quite debilitating.
It's a small price to pay for continued survival, it's just that I want to be more active. I need to get to work on the RV and help Vicki around the house.
So that's it from here.
Hang in there,
RT
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OK Brother, keep looking for every nugget of good, and I'm glad you do. Keep up the good work.
Wish I felt good enough to come down and work on your motor home, but crap my body won't keep up with that. Not complaining because it's not the daily or weekly torture you go through.
Just keep it UP!
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