Stop chemo now or continue?
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Oh, Eli, you know this is one of our hardest decision we ever have to make. I guess my question to you would be has the ONC given you any food for thought?
You might want to ask him what he thinks either way to help you with the decision. Please know that the decision Marina makes will be the right one. Not knowing much about chemo myself is it possible for her to take a little break instead?A quick recap before I submit my question:
1. Marina (my wife) had Whipple surgery in July 2011.
2. The surgery resulted in microscopically positive margins and positive lymph nodes (2/15).
3. She completed 6 weeks of 5FU chemo-radiation in September/October.
4. She had a clean CT scan in December.
5. She just completed the 4th cycle of Gemcitabine/Cisplatin chemo.
We are meeting our oncologist on Friday to discuss what to do next. Before chemo started, he said he wanted to do 4-6 cycles. So our options are: stop chemo now or do another 1-2 cycles.
We are not sure what to do.
We know there is no right or wrong answer here. There is no evidence to suggest that 5-6 cycles are better than 4. On the other hand… when cancer is down to the mat, you want to keep it down to the mat. So, maybe, more IS better??
Marina is inclined to stop now. Our CC journey started in April last year. It’s been almost a year. She is exhausted physically and emotionally. As I mentioned in another thread, the last round of chemo has been rough. If Marina makes the call to stop now, I can fully understand.
My own inclination is to *gently* encourage her to do the 5th cycle. Then re-access our options again.
Anyone has any opinions about our situation?
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