Cancer Update - 11/21/10

My latest scan (two weeks ago) showed that the effectiveness of the chemotherapy medicine that I had been taking had finally peaked. There wasn't any shrinkage this time. Also two (2 cm) nodules appeared in my right lung, that weren't present on the previous scans. We are now moving forward with two new medicines. Hopefully these medicines will be just as effective. I really feel blessed to have gotten to type shrinkage that I did on the original large tumor. I am going to going to pray and believe that God will heal me. I also will continue to rest and take care of my body as best I can. As always, I would like to thank everyone for their prayers and ask that you continue to pray for me and others who are dealing with a a similar situation. Thanks.

Cancer Update - 10/31/10

Last week, I completed three days of chemotherapy treatment. I am currently scheduled to have a PET scan done in a couple of weeks to make sure that the cancer hasn't spread and to verify whether the tumor is still shrinking. Based on how the tumor is shrinking, a decision will be made as to whether I am ready for surgery. If the tumor continues to shrink the way that it has, we'll do more chemotherapy, but if the shrinking appears to slow down, I will meet with the surgeon to determine if surgery is now an option. Initially in July, surgery wasn't an option due to the size and location of the tumor.


I have been doing pretty well the last three or four weeks. My weight is where I want it to be and I currently have a pretty good appetite. I recently has a week and and a half span where I really didn't have an appetite, but fortunately I was able to work through it. God has really blessed me in this situation and I am very thankful. Again, I would like to thank everyone for their prayers and gifts. I really appreciate it.