A Little Help From My Friends

On Tuesday I had my PET scan. I managed not to be too anxious going into it, but as it turned out the results were pretty bad. While the tumor that I got the proton treatment for over the summer has been eradicated, I have three new ones, and they are very active.

That was pretty devastating news.

Today I saw my oncologist. He is recommending that I sign up for a clinical trial. There is a new class of drugs, called TEAD inhibitors, that have shown significant promise in early trials. It will be a long time before all the trials are done and the TEAD inhibitors are officially approved, so the way to access them now is to take part in a trial.

If I'm not accepted into the trial or if the TEAD inhibitor doesn't work for me, I'll get chemo again. I don't want to go through chemo again, but I know that I can do it if I have to.

So there are options. I'm feeling a bit better after talking with my oncologist. It's good to have the medical team swinging into action on my behalf, and it's good to be told there are still weapons in the arsenal.

Meanwhile, as I wait to hear whether I get into the trial, and as I wait to see if the treatment works, I'd love to hear from you, my friends and family. Send me an email, pay me a visit, or leave a comment below. I appreciate all your kind thoughts and prayers over the past two years, and it would mean a great deal to me to feel surrounded by them again at this time.