Quick Update

Not much to tell but Joe and I met with my oncologist yesterday. She is willing to do more chemo for me and has offered 2 choices. One is carboplatin and the other is Xeloda. The first is an infusion like my others and would be done at the infusion center through my port (aka Arnold the Terminator). The second is in pill form and something I would do at home/work. There is more research and results with the carboplatin in this setting but what I read is that it is more successful with BRCA+ patients and I am not. I have a lot of research to do still but have time for it since I need to wait a minimum of 2 weeks after radiation finishes (which is this Friday!!!). My doctor is out of town the 3rd week and I am out town the 4th week so it looks like a month before things get started. We are running a blood test on me to make sure I can have the Xeloda. I guess a small percentage of people don't have a certain enzyme that is needed for it. That could make my mind up for me!

That's really it for now. Please pray for clarity for me so I know what to do here. It is so hard to CHOOSE which chemo to have when you don't particularly WANT it...I just know it is a good idea and will make me feel like I did everything I could do. I guess this is like the saying, "Pick you poison!" lol