worrieddaughter
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It’s blocked with the cancer apparently. I will have to ask her if she wants a second opinion. Thanks!
We have not sought a second opinion at this point. She is being treated by the head of oncology at GBMC in Baltimore. She did not want to leave town for treatment. I don
Thank you everyone for your replies! My mom will have her third chemo on Thursday and then (at some point) tests to see how things are going. I’m guessing a PET scan. Chemo hasn’t been that bad for her. Megace helps with her appetite and she has two anti-nausea meds too. The worst side affect for her (other than lack of energy) is the horrible taste in her mouth. She has been eating alot of salty/spicy foods because they taste good!
I’m assuming her PET scan will show one of three things:
1. Her tumors are not only not growing, but actually shrinking. Is this even a possibility once it has spread to your lymph nodes?
2. Her tumors have not grown or spread. (A more realistic hope)
3. Her tumors have grown and/or spread.If her tumors have grown and/or spread, do doctors try another chemo option if the patient is otherwise doing OK? Waiting for those results will be torture!!!
Thank you again for listening,
Cindy
