Hello all,
Treatment #7 is underway and as usual all is well although I am feeling a bit wiped out and sluggish at the moment. Pre-treatment my blood chemistry showed that my hemaglobin was a little low but this fits the profile for past treatments. Hopefully I get another decent day or two before things start to take a turn for the worse.
We had the expected conversation today with Dr. Richards regarding scheduling for a scan. I proposed the idea of a PET scan this time around rather then a CT scan and he liked the idea. I'm thinking that instead of just knowing the size of any tumors that remain that it would be most useful at this point to leverage the information offered by the PET scan where it uniquely focuses on flagging cancerous growths. Dr. Richards also agreed that based on the results of this scan we will be reviewing the treatment plan. Once we get insurance approval for the PET scan we will be able to schedule for sometime after July 9th. The slight delay is to ensure there's a 3-month duration since the last scan so that the insurance company doesn't balk by claiming the scans are being taken to frequently.
So, that's it for now. We'll leave treatment #8 on the schedule pending results from the PET scan. To be continued....
2 comments:
So, back in the saddle after a brief respite. Does the pet scan approach mean you will be on a 'search and destroy' mission for specific growths?
I hope your small break gave your mouth time to heal and I also hope it wont react as quickly this round.
Love to Amy, Erin, Bailey, and Sasha.
Jack,
Sure sounds like you have put together a solid plan of action. Hope the scan shows all these treatments have kicked the stuffing out of those nasties.
Wishing you all the best
Dan and Sherry.
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