Sorry I haven't been very timely with this blog. We got home Tuesday night (4/20) and I went to work on Wednesday. I've been a little worn out since then and just didn't spend the time writing this.
It was good news again; I continue to defy the odds for a pancreatic cancer patient. The scans had not officially been read by the radiologist, but Dr. Abbruzzese had looked them over and said things looked good. I asked about spots left on the liver so he showed me the scans and only pointed out 1 small area that he said might be scar tissue.
Dr. Abbruzzese says we are now in uncharted waters. There are no studies of pancreatic cancer patients in remission on which to base my treatment. He said we could do nothing, but he favored putting me on Tarceva (Chemo pill I took with my regular chemo treatments) for 6 months to a year, depending on how I tolerate the treatment. There are studies of lung cancer patients indicating this type of treatment is beneficial. So, I'm back on a chemo treatment, but no infusions, just a daily pill.
We will head back to Houston for new scans on June 21.
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