Friday, November 6, 2009
Tube out, more Chemo ordered
I met with Dr.Burrows today for my first post surgical clinical appointment. He is very happy with my progress even with the pain I am enduring, he says its normal and eventually I will get better. They removed my feeding tube today not because of positive progress but because it was causing problems including pain. Dr.Horiba came in and wants me to do 9 more weeks of Chemo starting in 2 weeks. Its elective but here is there reasoning on why they think its important for me to do it; There was a lot of Cancer in my body, even know they are positive that I am Cancer free they want me to do 9 more weeks of Chemo just in case a stray Cancerous cell drifted some where else into my body, kinda like a mopping up after an accident sort of thing.
The Chemo they will be infusing is called Docetaxel.
It is a heavier dose than last time and will almost definatly cause total hair loss and vomiting but they say I should bounce back from this easier because there is no radiation with it this time.
The Chemo they will be infusing is called Docetaxel.
It is a heavier dose than last time and will almost definatly cause total hair loss and vomiting but they say I should bounce back from this easier because there is no radiation with it this time.
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