OK.... I know I should be posting more often, but I have been extra busy with work outside. Will try to post more often now.
We did not go to St Louis the 18th as I said in my last posting. The reason is that Dr Leo wanted to give Gary another round of chemo. He said Gary is responding so well to the treatments that he wanted to get another round in before we do another CT Scan. Gary's tumor marker (that marks cancer activity) has now dropped to 47 (down from 693). Normal is 40 or below. Yeah!!!!
However, there is now another problem he is dealing with. Last Tuesday, May 17th, Gary had to have a procedure done to remove fluid that was building up in his stomach. They removed 5 litres that weighed 15 pounds. He felt better immediately and in the afternoon spent 1 1/2 hours helping to plant his garden. He felt good on Wednesday morning but had his chemo treatment Wednesday afternoon. By Thursday, he was utterly exhausted from the chemo treatment. He has not felt good since last Wednesday morning. The fluid is building up in his stomach again, so when the chemo is not getting him down, the fluid is.
They are running tests on the fluid they removed. As soon as we hear the results of the tests, we will be calling Dr Anderson in St Louis and get his opinion on what to do next. Will let you know as soon as we know.
Until then.....Jannis
