Thursday, April 5, 2018

Well I have some bad news.  My stomach pain was worsening so I was able to get the onc to see me.  He ordered the PET to be moved up.  I did it yesterday.

I was suppose to have chemo today, but the nurse couldn't do it until the doc cleared it.  Well you guessed it, no chemo.

I don't have any other results, nor have I seen the results but, talked to the doc on the phone and I have basically a 100% progression.  All the beautiful scans I had last time are wiped out.  The areas are somewhat new, there still is no organ involvement which is good.  My colon is being rather pesky, which is the result of the progression and it being pressed on.  A common occurrence with this kind of mets.

I go tomorrow for a thurosentisis, where they numb you and withdraw fluid.  That fluid is looked and and verified to be malignant.  They will then send it to FoundationOne for genomics.

In the meantime.  I am going to be put on Keytruda.  It is an immunotherapy drug and has shown positive results for Triple Negative cancer.

Basically my cancer cells are masking and the chemo can't see them.  This drug, unmasks them so my own immmune system can go fight them.

Let's hope THIS is the one that works!

After my appt Tuesday I will post more.

Bummer.


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