Doctor's Visit Today
Hello!
I had an appointment at Thompson Cancer Survival Center in Knoxville this morning to meet my new oncologist, Dr. Ibach. Josiah went with us. I was a little worried about what he might hear, but it was actually fairly tame, all things considered. (It's not that there's anything he doesn't know, but doctors tend to be very grim when they go over my diagnosis and prognosis for the first time. Remember the visit when Eric was with me and got really freaked out by what that doctor had to say?)
Dr. Ibach says that I am doing extremely well considering the tumor load in my body and the length of time I have been battling LMS. He scheduled me for a CT scan and bone scan on Friday (the 18th) to re-stage everything and see how much disease progression there has been since my last scans. He also wants me to have a MUGA scan later to check my heart function (in case we decide to use an adriamycin-based chemo). If it's possible to get an appointment soon enough, I am going to see Dr. Sandler at Vanderbilt again to get his input on the best chemo choice at this point.
Blood work today showed that my iron levels are still low. I am going to try to take it orally again. (Just thinking about it gives me a stomach ache!)
Overall, I felt like the appointment went well. I'm still a little nervous about the long delay between treatments, but I agree with Dr. Ibach that it's a good idea to see exactly where we stand and to take time to choose the best and least-toxic-but-possibly-effective treatment choice.
Oh, and speaking of Vanderbilt, I have two other appointments coming up there: followup from hip/femur surgery on 2/12 and followup from spinal surgery on 2/13. Hopefully we can get an appointment with Dr. Sandler, too, to get his input.
Please pray that the test will go smoothly on Friday, and there will be no significant disease progression other than the micro metastases.
:-) Sharon
I had an appointment at Thompson Cancer Survival Center in Knoxville this morning to meet my new oncologist, Dr. Ibach. Josiah went with us. I was a little worried about what he might hear, but it was actually fairly tame, all things considered. (It's not that there's anything he doesn't know, but doctors tend to be very grim when they go over my diagnosis and prognosis for the first time. Remember the visit when Eric was with me and got really freaked out by what that doctor had to say?)
Dr. Ibach says that I am doing extremely well considering the tumor load in my body and the length of time I have been battling LMS. He scheduled me for a CT scan and bone scan on Friday (the 18th) to re-stage everything and see how much disease progression there has been since my last scans. He also wants me to have a MUGA scan later to check my heart function (in case we decide to use an adriamycin-based chemo). If it's possible to get an appointment soon enough, I am going to see Dr. Sandler at Vanderbilt again to get his input on the best chemo choice at this point.
Blood work today showed that my iron levels are still low. I am going to try to take it orally again. (Just thinking about it gives me a stomach ache!)
Overall, I felt like the appointment went well. I'm still a little nervous about the long delay between treatments, but I agree with Dr. Ibach that it's a good idea to see exactly where we stand and to take time to choose the best and least-toxic-but-possibly-effective treatment choice.
Oh, and speaking of Vanderbilt, I have two other appointments coming up there: followup from hip/femur surgery on 2/12 and followup from spinal surgery on 2/13. Hopefully we can get an appointment with Dr. Sandler, too, to get his input.
Please pray that the test will go smoothly on Friday, and there will be no significant disease progression other than the micro metastases.
:-) Sharon
posted by Sharon | 10:53 PM
1 Comments:
Sharon,
We are praying for you every day
Just put your trust in the Lord
Uncle Jim
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