12/6/21

Monday 

I’m typing on my iPad without a keyboard, so bear with me. Today didn’t go exactly like I planned. The scans were ok, so that was good. I was so happy when I finally got the results this afternoon, but my euphoria didn’t last very long. I have to come back to MD Anderson on December 16th for a CAT scan of my chest. The nodules in my lungs are a concern to the doctors. In fact, they are enough of a concern to put me on chemo again. Not a drip this time, though. It will be a pill that I take twice a day, every day, for the next two years. It’s got some nasty side effects and there’s a good chance I will lose my hair again. I’m having a problem justifying this  because the cheapest price I can find is $2280 a month. That’s with my insurance. In two years, that’s well over $54,000. It is supposed to improve my chances of survival by a little over 4%. It is a new drug that’s gone through several years of trials and the FDA just approved it October 21.

It was developed for stage 4 breast cancer, and apparently I’m awfully  close to that, if not already there. Supposedly, I am “high-risk”. So, I’m not classified as in remission, that’s for sure. It will lower my blood count so that I will have to go in to have labs every two weeks. I have to see the doctor at least once a month, and I have to have a CAT scan every three months. This is not exactly what I had hoped to hear today. I have another doctor appointment tomorrow, and then I’m going home. 

Thank you all for your prayers, but we fell just a little bit short. I have a lot of things to process in the next 24 hours. Maybe my CAT scan on the 16th will  go my way. Let’s hope so.

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  1. KCDecember 8, 2021 at 9:01 AM

    Well Hell, I hope you made it home ok. Maybe this time you'll be a redhead or blonde! Will be sending off those prayers for you Pattyricia and prepare for a visitor this Spring.... Love ya

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