After ten months since the last chemo treatment, I've started having an ache in my side and have been coughing now for several weeks. We did a CT scan in late December and, of course, the accompanying blood work. The tumor marker was up to 47 -- higher than it was but not extremely high. The CT scan showed some nodules in my lungs and a new growth on my left adrenal gland. We repeated the blood work for the tumor marker this week and it is now in the 90's. When we saw Dr. Gilcrease yesterday, we decided to restart chemotherapy infusions next week.
The doctor is pretty sure the cough and the ache in my side is related to these new nodules in the lungs. I must say that I am not looking forward to more chemo, but it's lots better than all the coughing and constant aching in my side. We will do a few cycles (two weeks on and one off). He said that since it worked well for me last time, he expects the same good effect again.
We're also going to do a biopsy from the lungs so they can do gene mapping, which will make sure it is not something new but is just related to the original cancer. It will also help when we run out of options and have to go to the clinical trial route.
I know many have been praying for me and our family through all this ordeal, and we hope you will keep it up. I know that it really helps. Thanks for all your thoughts, prayers, texts, e-mails and all you do in our behalf.
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