Last week Jen underwent her first five of ten whole brain radiation treatments. She tolerated it very well. We all continue to hope and pray that this treatment addresses the new tumors that the crizotinib can't reach because of the blood brain barrier.
Dr. Santana pulled us in on Wednesday to discuss the preliminary results of the PET scan. He was smiling and happy which is hos MO for good news, and it was. Overall, the lung and adrenal tumors have not increased in size. So it can be said that the crizotinib continues to work against those. In addition, there was decreased glucose uptake within the lower spinal column. This means that the cancer has decreased in its activity. Further, there was no uptake noticed within the liver. So it's possible that those smaller metastases are gone. The only new feature was increased fluid around the lungs (a pleural effusion). It will need to be watched but for now it's not a big concern. That might change in the future, but for now they aren't concerned enough to begin treatment for it.
Jen's week consists of another 5 treatments of whole brain radiation and rest. So far she's doing great. They've warned us that the hair loss and extreme tiredness will occur around the holidays. We'll see what happens, but I hope that Jen can enjoy some good food and company during the next few weeks.
2 comments:
That sounds like great news! You have our continued prayers!!
Thanks for the updates. Sending our warm thoughts and positive wishes.
-Chris & Daphne
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