No more extreme cold sensitivity or other strange and nasty side effects. I am off the oxaliplatin and Xyloda because they were not working. The tumor on my liver had grown, so Dr. Abbruzzese decided we should try something else. I am going back to Houston for another round of radiation. This time it will focus on the liver tumor. The good news is that the one area on my liver is the only area that has changed since last time.
We got a plan today after spending a little over 24 hours wondering if we would need to be back in Houston next week. The plan is that we will meet with the radiation oncologist, Dr. Crane, on Nov 10. Radiation would start on Nov 15. We don't know yet how long, or how many treatments, but we were told to expect about a month. Depending on the outcome of an appeal with the insurance, the treatment could be Proton Therapy or IMRT. Proton therapy is preferred by the doctor, but it is not an approved, or certified, treatment. IMRT is what I received back in March.
We will probably take our trailer again. That means we'd probably leave home on Nov 8. There are still plenty of details to work out.
Joe
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