Radiation went as expected today. Same ole same ole. Nothing new to report on that front. We did however see my oncologist today. He talked to us about the plan for after radiation. As of right now we have a few drug options. Everything hinges on what my next set of scans show. We are going to have the scans September 3rd, and see the doctor September 4th. Depending on if my mets have grown, stayed the same, or if cancer has spread to other areas of my body will decide on our next course of treatment.
We had calls in for a second and third opinion on my case. We heard back on those opinions today. Basically, no one can touch me until radiation is done. Once we get the results from scans it will decide on what they can do. Right now we dont qualify for any clinical trials, or anything. Everything our doctor is doing is what they would do too. They have my case files, and we will keep in touch with them, but as of right now they cant do anything for me. We are following the standard treatment here in NWA. That helps us feel more confident in our doctors treatment plan. Still sucks, but ehh at least we tried other opinions.
We have now transitioned into a period of simply stalling the cancer. There is no cure, this isnt going away. All we are doing is buying time. My goal is to get as much time as possible. We dont have a number, a date, or anything like that. More will be known in september, and we will have a better idea at that time. The clock is ticking right now, but to put it in perspective? Everyones clock is ticking. It just makes us put things into perspective about whats important in life.
So now we wait. We wait to see what the scans show, and work thru the upcoming radiation treatments.
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