A number of issues were cleared up by today's meeting.
Firstly, I will begin chemotherapy on Wednesday.
The chemotherapy cycle of three week will be followed by a course of radiotherapy. During the course of radiotherapy I will continue to take chemotherapy tablets (capecitabine) but will not have any intravenous whilst the radiotherapy is on-going. So, the treatments will not be concurrent, per se. I will know more about the radiotherapy after tomorrow' s meeting.
Perhaps the most significant points to come out of today's meeting is that last week's CT scan did not show any major tumour growth since the scan on the 2nd June. It was considered that the scan showed some growth but that it was somewhat subjective. The reason that I will be receiving the additional treatment is because of the tumour markers (in the blood samples) and the anecdotal evidence I provided.
It goes to show that it is worth vocalising everything that is going on because if I had not mentioned the recent problems I have been having then I may have gone straight to theatre only for the cancer to return quickly.
It's not great that chemotherapy starts on my daughter's birthday, but "beggars can't be choosers".
Overall though, perhaps things aren't quite as bad as they were beginning to look.
Good to hear that the news is more positive than it might have been.
ReplyDeleteGreat Python clip - you might find this Spamalot one amusing too!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLgQMtquS6Y
Glad to hear the news is better than you expected. Love the Monty Python clips even though I hated them years ago. I can't believe the wicked sense of humour of our family and your friends!!!!! Good Luck for the following weeks treatments. Love from Lindylu X
ReplyDeletePercy and Lindylu thanks for the upbeat comments.
ReplyDeleteIt has been a torrid week but the outcome is pretty reasonable and I am particularly upbeat about the radiotherapy. If I can get to the gatekeeper's (sorry - surgeon's) table then things will be looking good. Eight weeks of treatement then fingers crossed.
Notoplip, Sushi, Billy the Fish, Saucy Sue, Kitten and I saw Spamalot in its pre-opening run (I think in Oct 2007). Great show if you like Python.
We had spam sandwiches and Veuve Clicquot at the interval - a great combo!!
We are all here with you, lots of kisses xxxxxx and an extra one for boogle for her birthday tomorrow. Pochahontas will be on the phone bright and early xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Lance Corporal.
ReplyDeleteBoogle is very excited!