Alison had the chest CT tests done on Monday (chest CT angiogram and spiral CT). The report from Kirk is that whatever the inflammation in her lungs that was going on a month and more ago now seems to be resolved. Kirk reports that her endurance is better, she is less winded, but still taking lots of naps. She'll have another follow-up with the pulmonary specialist at the end of the week, hopefully to put the whole episode of shortness of breath/lung inflammation into some perspective as to what and why this happened (best guess at the moment is that it was a nasty side effect of the last chemo drug, Temodar).
So, with her lungs being "cleared" from the medical point of view, she will have her first treatment with Avastin tomorrow. It's an IV infusion, and we hear that most folks tolerate the drug well. Here is a link (admittedly from the manufacturer) that explains how this new type of drug works (you can copy and paste into your browser if you are curious): http://www.avastin.com/avastin/patient/gbm/about/thought/index.m
Here's wishing her the best tomorrow, that the infusion goes smoothly, and most importantly - that it WORKS!
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cj adding on to this: We know that Alison and Kirk are anxious to get this next cycle of chemo going and we are so glad it will start tomorrow. Wishing and hoping for a kind/gentle chemo induction! We love you guys and we're here when you need us. Christa and Jon xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
ReplyDeletea good day to start the new chemo, april fools day. my hope is that the new drug will fool all the cancer cells to just keep on dying! i'm already planning my next meal to drop off for you both. hugs and wishes to both of you, cindy
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