Tuesday, September 8, 2009

The doctors in Madison were very nice and they said they would be more than happy to consult with us during the current treatment at Lakeland. They gave us some good news and some not so good news. The good news is that they are not convinced that the spots on Michael's lungs are cancer. They are actually pretty confident they are not. The not so good news is that he has about 12 tumors on his liver which makes him ineligible for any sort of surgery to remove the liver tumors at this point. The doctor said that she is very surprised that he isn't showing any signs of jaundice because his liver enzymes show distress. They believe the current course of treatment is the correct path for now. He might even need to go through another cycle of chemo before they can move any further. Radiation is also not an option at this time because the liver tumors are so wide spread. They believe that radiation would shrink the tumor in the colon but they need to concentrate on the liver. Erbitux is another chemo that they are recommending to our current doctor which is even more new than the Avastin. The other thing that bothered me was that Michael has lost 5 lbs since last week. I need to get him to focus on adding more calories to his diet.

2 comments:

  1. Hang in there kiddo...Take the good news and rejoice, take the bad news and think positive. I know how the "waiting game" goes. Trust in your instincts. Take each day one at a time. God will be there for you both. Oh and by the way, I'm not particularly a religious person, but when this kind of thing hits home, one becomes religious...go figure!..
    Love, Carol

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  2. Hey Mike, When you look the "grim reaper" in the face, just do what I did - Tell him to fuck-off.
    Get well,

    Jim Gill

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