Today, we visited Dr. Ahmed, Judy's oncologist. Nothing really earth shaking came out of this appointment. Judy is on the same chemo cocktail that she was on after her first surgery four years ago. The chemo is called Folfox. The side effects are cold sensitivity, hypersensitivity in fingers/toes, and irritation to mucous membranes. The chemo treatments are accompanied by another drug called Avastin. Avastin starves cancer cells.
Dr. Ahmed will monitor Judy's progress closely. A CT Scan will be conducted after the fourth chemo treatment to determine whether the tumors are growing or decreasing in size. There will likely be 12 rounds of chemo spaced two weeks apart. Of course, the treatments may be delayed by low white cell counts.
Judy is remaining positive and supports the approach her medical team has taken.
Next step: Port installed on August 21 and first chemo on August 23.
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