Pete and I went in for his second acupuncture session. It included his shoulder area again, but also his lower back. He can't really tell if there's any difference yet because his back (herniated discs, not related to the cancer) was still very uncomfortable when we got home so he took something for the pain. It has eased a bit, but he's not sure whether the pain has lessened because of the acupuncture or the pill.
On the way home I was asking him whether he had any idea when the next chemo session would be. He surprised me when he said that A had seen him yesterday and told him that he might begin the second round as early as next week and that the scans would not be done for a few more weeks. I'm assuming that they would consider starting the next round that quickly because he's doing so well, but not having been there to hear what she said or to ask questions, that's just my guess. She did tell Pete that she would be consulting with Dr R, who is at a conference in Greece right now, for the final decision on how and when to proceed.
Tomorrow Pete has an appointment with the local radiology oncologist, Dr W2. He was originally scheduled to have an brain MRI done last week, but since he had the one ordered by Dr R just 3 weeks ago he checked with Dr W2 and will bringing that report and CD to his appointment.
Thursday we'll be going back up for the next round of blood work. Things are moving ahead, one day at a time.
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