Florida doctor

We met moms Florida oncologist today.  He has a great PA (physicians assistant) that spent a lot of time with us.  She answered all of our questions before we even met the doctor.  She was very impressed with how well mom responded to her treatment so far.  The good news is that moms treatment seems really routine at this point.  She is just here for a bit of maintenance.  The practice is pretty big.  The treatment room was giant and seemed very comfortable.
The doctor described mom as a bit of a miracle.  I'll take that.
Although we didn't spend a ton of time with the doctor, he seemed really nice.  We talked about additional medications that are now available or will be in the next few months.  He also talked about how routine moms treatment is for them.  They have lots of snow birds that come down.  Some patients come for one shot a year.
The biggest physical attribute of moms doctor is his height.  My guess is that he is at least 6 feet 8 inches tall.  Dad is supposed to get me the actual height next week when moms goes for her treatment.  He is going to ask one of the nurses or some other clandestine way.
I fly back to Michigan tomorrow morning.  Back to the cold and snow.  But also back to Andy and the girls.  It was good to see how comfortable the new doctors office is.  I am glad that I took the time to make sure that things are all set down here.  I think she will be cared for really well, by both the new doctor and all of her wonderful friends in the park.

Off to Florida!!

Mom had a CT scan earlier this week.  We got the results today from the doctor.  He was very pleased.  The mass on her liver has been stable since last October.  That is GREAT news. 
She has a final follow-up appointment with the Radiation Oncologist on Monday.  Her breast is looking good.  The redness has faded considerably. 
Mom and Dad are leaving for Florida on Wednesday next week.  (Rainbow Village - be prepared - they are coming back.)
Mom continues on her oral chemo drug and her Herceptin every 3 weeks.  We have an appointment with an oncologist in Florida at the end of the month.  We anticipate that she will continue to be on these meds for quite some time.  However, it should be all manageable down there.  I'm flying down for a couple of days so that I can meet the new doctor.  Hopefully we like him as much as Dr. Margolis.
Let's just say that Mom and Dad have been ready to head south for some time.  I am SO HAPPY that they are finally getting to go down.  The best part is that Mom is still feeling really good. 

Done with Radiation

Well, just a quick update regarding the radiation treatment.  Mom is done with her 30 treatments.  We had a follow-up appointment with the doctor this morning. 
We had a minor complication where she developed a small infection on the outside of the breast near the end of her treatments.  Between the infection and the radiation, let's just say that mom looked like a tomato.  She got pretty toasty at the end of her treatment cycle.  She has been on anti-biotics and is looking much better after a few days.
All in all, the doctor was really pleased with how she responded to her treatment.
We will be back to the regular oncologist later this week.