My Journey With Cancer

Belated News It seems it just keeps getting more difficult to write updates. Mainly because I want them to be upbeat and to have some good news. But there seems to be little of that. Since my last post I have actually had my last chemo treatment. After having a rheumatologist visit, I was cleared for immunotherapy so my oncologist wanted to get me started on that. Chemo went out with a bang with me vomiting nearly every day for over a week. 6 more pounds gone. I had my second C T scan. The results were not good at all. The word new was sprinkled throughout the report seven times. The cancer tumors and lesions I already had grew and thickened. A second segment of my liver is now involved. More lymph nodes are involved. Both lungs are involved. I was devastated. It seems the chemo had no impact whatsoever. Dr. Chiu is very optimistic about the immunotherapy. I had the first infusion but it was only with one of the three drugs necessary for the BEACON regime. We are waiting for the ...