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Hi gk,
I’ve been having Gemcitabine and Carboplatin for nearly two years. It hasn’t shrunken the tumors (maybe) but the tumors have not grown much. I’ve tolerated the regimen fairly well. So, in my mind, it’s been a successful treatment.
Perhaps you can get a second opinion from a different oncologist from an outside group as to what would be a good treatment for your dad.
G
Hi Lilly,
CA 19-9 is a common tumor marker for a number of people here. However, other events other than tumor growth can cause a change in the number. So I tend to look at the trend of the CA19-9 rather than the absolute number as an indicator. Please try not to worry about a particular number.
I’m sure your dad appreciates you being there for him. Your love for each other is the most important thing.
G
Marions,
Thanks for the update on Barb, I have been concern since there wasn’t word on her blog. I’m sending some virtual hugs her way.
G
Hi Jeff,
You are bringing new hope to us all. Hope this new regimen works well for you and I’m glad to hear that your previous scan’s results are better than we thought.
G
Dear Brenda,
Such wonderful news about Scott! I’m sure that with time Scott will be on the mend. My thoughts are with you two.
G
Hi Jeff,
I’m glad that you’re doing well . You just had to put up the the hours of rehydration! I hope that the jaundice will pass shortly.
I’m doing okay. Recovering from my shoulder surgery (labral repair) — arm still in the sling for another few days. Still having a few random sharp pains from the lapascopy. But the big question is what kind of scannning should we do next to check on things? Would a CT be more reliable or an MRI? Or are they both questionable since the lapascopy showed that the tumors that were imaged weren’t there?
Any thought?
G
Hi Jeff,
Thanks for your kind thoughts.
So the upshot of this fortunate turn of events is that I’m not having chemo at this time (Yipee!) and I’ll get another scan at the end of June to see how things are developing. I’ve had some spots on my lungs on the last few scans.
Taking advantage of this break, I’m going to get arthroscopic surgery tomorrow for a rotator cuff injury on my right shoulder. It’s been injured for two years but the treatments for cancer was always a higher priority. Although it’ll take a few months to recover from this surgery, I’m hopeful that I’ll end up not having my ongoing shoulder pain.
G
Hi Jeff,
What’s the “lasix” that you’ve been taking? Is it the Taxotere?
I know it’s no fun at all with the Filgrastim. But it beats having very low wbc.
Your attitude is just the best!
G
Hi Mary Anne,
I’ve been on Gemzar and Carboplatin since summer of 2006, with a bit of time off here and there for good behavior.
I’m sure you know that everyone reacts to chemo differently, but I’ve had a relatively positive experience with it. It tires me out for 4-5 days, and it knocks down my wbc and rbc counts — so I get to stick myself with filgrastim (to stimulate the wbc production). But I have been able to keep working all this time. (Though, I wonder on tired days whether I really should keep working.)
I hope that Joe will tolerate his regime well. Good luck to you both.
G
