Results

My lungs are clear, which is fantastic news! The other side of that coin is that my suspicious lymph nodes are indeed cancerous.

I learned that Dr. Miller and Dr. Logsdon (the Radiation Oncologist) have been collaborating efforts on my behalf. If you we're to meet both these guys, you would think I have a dream team working for me. Up until today I've felt like I had to control this process because I felt like I was juggled around a bit and nobody else was taking charge. I'm stepping back from that line of thinking because Dr. Milller and Dr. Logston have a good handle and genuine interest in my case.

They both agree that they want to find a way around full chemotherapy and that the area is to big to treat with radiation alone. Both doctors have been doing research and talking to other experts on my behalf. They came across a new treatment plan that has been being studied in Great Britain. It involves a little chemo (1 dose for 1/2 an hour total) and radiation treatment. While this study is young, very young, it has been successful close to 85 to 90 percent of the time. Dr. Miller says this looks very attractive to both of them as a treatment plan for me, but wants to dig into it a little deeper.

Before the doctors make a final decision on my treatment, Dr. Miller is bringing all my info to a Tumor Board that he is part of next Thursday morning. I understand that this board is made up of Pathologists, Oncologists, Radiation Oncologists, and radiologists. He will have the actual slides of my tumor, my CT scan, my PET scan, and bloodwork with him. If I understand it correctly, every test that has been done on me will be getting second and third opinions next Thursday. This, to me, is HUGE.


My treatment, whatever it is, will start the week of March 3rd.


Finally, we thought it was cool that somehow the doctors found my Blog. Dr. Miller asked to have a new picture put on here so I'll switch that up when I get home.



That's it for now, my thumbs are getting sore.



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