We got home Tuesday night about 8:00. The trip home was very uneventful. That was what we wanted after the trip down through the snowstorm in north Texas. I was aware we would probably encounter snow on the way down, but I didn't think it would be too bad. I was wrong! I don't remember traveling in any worse conditions. For about 25 miles we had to follow a car averaging about 15 mph with visibility of only a few car lengths. All in all we drove on slick roads for about 100 miles and the snow added about 2 hours to our trip.
My test results were not so good. There are numerous very small spots in my lungs that are very likely tumors. There is also a small, new spot on my liver. The tumor that received the radiation in November is larger, but Dr. Abbruzzese thought that could be due to the radiation. The primary tumor on the pancreas is "largely unchanged" according to the radiologist.
This is somewhat hard to take since I don't really feel sick, I don't look sick, and I don't act sick, but there is something in me that could make me very sick. Well, we'll start another round of chemo next week and pray it works as well as the chemo I started about 21 months ago. I will be getting Gemcitabine and Abraxane if insurance approves. Otherwise it will be Gemcitabine and Docetaxel. Gemcitabine is one I have had before. Abraxane and Docetaxel are the same class or type of drug and Dr. Abbruzzese was not too concerned if insurance didn't approve Abraxane.
Either of these drugs will probably cause fatigue, and this time I could lose my hair.
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