juliebinger
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Judy, the HAI pump is an awesome thing and your husband is in great hands. My mom has one very large tumor and numerous tiny satellites clustered around it. They are also shrinking in time. Not gone completely, but definitely responding. Her pump was placed a few days before Christmas and she started chemo the end of Jan. She is also having a rough time with the infusions though, at her last visit the doc talked about either another reduction or discontinuing the Oxi altogether. I am hoping for GREAT scans for your husband. Like I said, that pump works wonders.
Julie
Thanks Porter! I certainly hope so! She is also getting gem/ox combo and having a tough time with side effects even though we were told there would not be many. Did you have any issues with the gem/cis?
Thanks Marion. I will definitely ask next week about radiation. For some reason they felt the HAI pump was the best way to get started due to the size of the primary. Her onc did not mention switching drugs yet after reviewing the MRI. I don’t know why but they are thinking these smaller lesions may have been there all along and gone undetected in previous scans, and are calling them “stable” so far. They are also waiting for results of the test that will show what chemo drugs work best based on her biopsy…not sure what that test is called.
Hi everyone, looking for some input…the results of my mom’s first MRI after one round of pump chemo show mixed results. The huge tumor shrunk by more than 10%! BUT she now has multiple small satellites that were not there last time. I’m freaking out now and don’t know what to think?!
Thanks Derin! We were just in NYC today getting treatment. Next week is an off week. Best of luck with your procedure!
Julie
