Yesterday I saw the rad onc and he said that he doesn't want to do radiation right now as I'm stable and the radiation is too risky. His big concern is that the radiation could cause a hole in the small bowel and leave me with a colostomy. He still needs to see better dosimetry images to make a better determination (they are color images and they were faxed to him so of course are just sheets of paper covered in black ink). Oh, and btw, I was in and out of there in 55 minutes.
Today I saw the med onc and his fellow. They said that the stability of the tumor is a good thing and that I should continue taking the Megace for 3 more months and then rescan and see them again. If it's stable again then they will consider extending the time between scans (something about gaining confidence if it continues to be stable for another scan). While I personally don't know anyone who has been on Megace longer than a year (mostly shorter) the fellow said that some women have remained stable on Megace for years. So we can hope! The best news is no chemo for the next 3 months! As you no doubtably can tell, I plan my life in small increments these days, the increments between scans. Oh, and btw, I was in and out of there in less than 45 minutes!
So what's next? We're going to Disney of course :-)
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Yay for stability! Enjoy Disney!
yeah for stable. Keep it up
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