I haven’t added anything to this blog in some time. The CT scan had given such hope when the report indicated this latest chemo had shrunk the lesions so significantly. He’s had 4 more rounds of that same chemo, and then last Wednesday he had another CT scan. Things are not as bright with this report.
Pete had begun complaining about a pain in the area of his left shoulder blade a couple of weeks ago. He had a similar pain some time back before starting the DTIC chemo and the doctors attributed the pain to one of the tumors as it was pressing against a nerve. On Sunday, Pete had mentioned that he was going to put a call into the doctor because the pain was increasing in severity and it had expanded to the area under his arm and around to his chest.
He just returned from an appointment with Dr. W and now has a copy of the latest CT report. While most of the remaining lesions continued to decrease in size, and one is no longer visible, it seems a new one, though very small, has been identified. The tumor that had previously been identified as pressing against the nerve and causing the discomfort, though, has increased in size, which would account for the resumption of pain.
His next round of chemo is scheduled for Wednesday, August 4. Dr. W said that he would be consulting with Dr. K at MSKCC to determine what course of action should be taken next. As of right now, Pete has been getting the maximum dose of DTIC, so that can’t be increased. Dr. W told him that there may be some other compound that they might include along with the current chemo, but he also mentioned the possibility of finding a clinical trial. I guess we’ll learn more on Wednesday.
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