Hello everyone
Just wanted to post a little update on Tammy. We met with doctor in Houston today. The spots in her lungs have grown minimally which we were some what excpecting. Her CEA level (cancer level in blood) has slowely been rising over the last few months which has concerned us but not the doctors so much as they would rather go by what the scans show as it is more reliable. They do have a area in her abdomen that they are concerned about. As of right now, what they can see is inconclusive and so we are once again in a waiting game. Doctor is wanting to be proactive and they are switching tammys chemo drugs around. She will go back on FUL-FOX treatments, which is the same drugs except that irrenotecan will be replaced by oxyplaten. They will add avastin back in now with new regiment. Biggest side affect with oxyplaten is neuopothy. Basically it messes with your nerve endings. She will be very sensitive to cold, with tingling in her hands and feet. She generally can not eat or drink anything cold. So Ice cream and ice cubes are out.
Next week she has an appt at Northwestern University in Chicago. Through a family connection, we were hooked up with the doctors up there. This has been in the works for a while. We are excited to go up there and see what they have to offer. We are hoping that there could be some options up there that are not different from MD Anderson, but just have a chance to get into the trials sooner than we can at MD. Everyone that we have been in contact with up there has been great and we are looking forward to going.
Once again, thank you all for your unending support of Tammy. As we move into our forth year of dealing with cancer we are so thankful for everything you have done and continue to do to help us along the way. I have tried to write something to say thank you on many occasions and every time my words seem so very inadequate. Each one of you have blessed us in so many ways. We know that everyone has their own problems and challenges to deal with. For all of you to take the time, money, and energy to help us with ours is so humbling and so special to us. Because I do not know what else to say, THANK YOU!!