We spoke with Dr. K (MSKCC) regarding the results of last Thursday's CT scan before they started the chemo today. She said that they were a bit confusing because some of the lesions had reduced in size, others had increased and some are unchanged. One seems to have disappeared, but there is now a lymph node near his heart that is affected, but it was not in the previous scan.
She seemed cautiously optimistic but also very concerned about the mixed results. I asked her if it was at all possible that it is due to the fact that there was almost a month between the scan and the first chemo treatment. She checked the dates for each and said that might explain it.
If there were no changes or if there were only increases in the size or number then she would change to a different treatment, one that is less tolerable and has more pronounced side effects. She felt that the scan results were not definitive enough to warrant that change and so he will remain with the original treatments for 2 full cycles (about 5-6 weeks) and then another scan.
I would feel better about this if there had NOT been that stupid lymph node. And of all places, near his heart.
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