Devastating news...this chemo isn't working.
On Friday, Linda (still in hospital) was in horrible pain in her right leg. Then she noticed that it was so weak, she couldn't lift her leg off the bed. A neurologist was consulted and thought that she had some nerve compression causing both the pain and muscle weakness.
A CT scan of her lumbar spine late yesterday showed many new swollen lymph nodes in the pelvis and around the spine where the nerves exit.
This is really bad. She has a very aggressive tumor and it is resistant to the second chemo after only 3 treatments.
All tumors tend to develop resistance to the chemo drugs, and that is why they tend to use them several at a time to try and kill it before it can get resistant to all of them.
The first set of drugs - Plan A - cytoxan, adriamyin and vincristin gave a partial remission in 6 treatments.
Plan B drugs - ifex, vf-16 and cisplatin haven't done a thing after the 3 treatments.
Tomorrow, when the oncologist is back, we'll see what, or if there, is a Plan C.
We have to get rid of it all before she can have a chance of the bone marrow transplant.
Keep praying for her! She really needs it. Thanks.
Linda,
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Oh, I am praying for you Linda. I was hoping to visit you today before we go to Canada, but will call and see how today is going with visits from oncologist. You have been so strong, Linda, in the face of such devastating news, time and again. Stay strong, know that many of us are praying for you. Love, Liz
ReplyDeleteOh Linda, my brave courageous friend, what news. I pray for you and the rest of your family constantly.
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