Today's visit with the two oncologists resulted in a mixture of feelings for both of us.....a real up and down day. We first saw the chemo oncologist who told us last week's chest CT indicates the small spots on John's lungs have increased in size....Example: one of the spots was 3mm in September and is now 5mm.....however, the fact remains all the spots are still very small. This indicates additional treatments to come in the form of a different chemo.....and possibly a clinical trial. While this is not devastating news, it wasn't exactly what we thought we were going to hear....or maybe it just wasn't what we wanted to hear. I don't know about John, but I went into that appointment with a positive attitude and such high hopes, only to be extremely shocked and disappointed. At any rate, we left his office feeling like we'd been kicked in the gut.
Our visit with Dr. Yao (radiation) yielded better news and the fact that John is no longer symptomatic indicates the radiation was quite successful.
So, the plan is to return in 2 weeks, giving the Docs time to research all our options (including the clinical trials) and start all over again. I was just SO hoping he wouldn't have to endure further treatment and we could return to a life where we can confidently make plans and have a reasonable expectation that we won't be forced to change them. I guess that is not the plan.....yet!!!
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