Tomorrow is a big day for the Andrews. Our eldest will be ending a huge phase in his life & we will be celebrating 12 years of school. A few days after that he will be an adult, where did those 18 years go? This just after Tom and I spent Monday celebrating 24 years of marriage together. Yep, I'm getting sappy with all these mile stones. We continue getting the house ready for the open houses in a few weeks. Ready or not....
Tom and I traveled to Ann Arbor today to talk with the doc about the CT scans Tom had done last week. We were told that Tom has two areas of concern. There was noted two new lesions in the upper right neck and an increase in size of the lesions in his liver. The rest of his scans remained stable, which is better than we predicted going in. In the light of this information the doctor thought Tom should start back on treatment. The question is which one should Tom be on. After a brief discussion it was decided that Tom would start taking Cabozantinib (formerly known as XL-184). He should be able to start Tuesday. He will start on a lower dosage than what he was on in the clinical trial. We will see how Tom tolerates it and if its effective. He can also chose to change to Vandetanib. It is nice to know that Tom has options! He will be monitored monthly by his Oncologist here in GR and will travel every 3 months to AA for tests & results. They also gave Tom another prescription to help with his stomach issues and another for his low Potassium count.
Such a different picture today than 3 years ago when there was nothing FDA approved for Tom's cancer. I am so relieved that Tom also has a Plan B of sorts. It still amazes me that the medical field has made such big advancements in a short time. Tom and I went to this appointment thinking because of Tom's increasing symptoms that we would have a huge jump in the spread of his cancer. Thank God we were both wrong!
John 3:31 "He has come from heaven and is greater than anyone else. I am of the earth, and my understanding is limited to the things of earth"
