Ok, the chemo treatments (gem/tax) they've been administering are not getting the hoped for results. Time to change gears and try a different set of drugs. This time it will take 3 days (7 am to about 4 pm) in a row to administer this series of drugs. This will be a cocktail of 3 drugs referred to as AIM (Adriamiacin, Ifosfamide and Mesna). Since it has often taken us 3 or more hours driving one way to or from MSKCC depending on traffic and these drugs have a much greater risk of unpleasant side effects, particularly nausea, we were trying to figure out how to handle this.
Dr. K understood the difficulty the long drive presented and gave us the names of some oncologists who have worked with other patients from south Jersey. Their practice is about 1/2 hour from us. She's comfortable with their level of experience in dealing with this type of cancer and treatments. We'll probably still be going to MSKCC in Basking Ridge for CT scans and all of his results and care will be coordinated through MSKCC.
Today's results were not what we were hoping to get. I have a horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach but at the same time, I'm hopeful that these other drugs are the ones that will work.
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