Well, it has been about two weeks since my last post and a lot has happened. We met a couple of days ago for our first consultation with a Radiation Oncologist - Dr. Vicini. We also have continued to see Dr. Margolis.
Here is what is going on....
1) Mom started taking an oral chemotherapy drug over the weekend. She developed a bit of redness after stopping the Abraxane. So, Dr. Margolis started her on a new drug. Good news is that the redness has all but disappeared. The side effects of the new drug seem to be tolerable at this point.
2) We switched to a different chemo drug because of the continued numbness in moms hands and feet. The feeling in her feet and hands are getting much better now that she has been off of Abraxane for several weeks.
3) We will go back to the Radiation guy next week. We anticipate having some additional scans done at that point and then beginning Radiation therapy shortly thereafter. Radiation would be 5 days a week for 6 weeks.
4) The new drug thankfully is oral so mom can take it at home or whereever she is. Eventually, she will only need to go to the doctor every 3 weeks for the Herceptin treatment.
5) The Radiation guy was very complimentary regarding moms spirit and attitude considering what she has endured for the last 10 months - not surprising to me at all.
So, the next phase of treatment is upon us - one day at a time.
Nice to know oral drug is helping and treatments would be less. Hope for more significant positive changes with radiation. Best wishes and prayers! It started snowing here in Boston from yesterday.
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ReplyDeleteIt is good that oral drug has less side effects at present and numbness has reduced too! Raditation schedule seems
busy with 5 session per week for 6 weeks, hope that will have significant positive impact. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you can't forget the awesome Thanksgiving of 1993 in Baroda, MI. Best wishes and prayers!