We all made it back home last weekend and it's been a hectic week or so. Most of the kids picked up some kind of a virus that includes a cough and a nose that runs constantly. Amy got sick too, but she has been feeling better the last few days. I went in for my final dose of chemo (for this cycle). Now I have a CT scan scheduled for my chest to see how effective the chemotherapy has been on the lung tumors. Depending on the results I will either be continuing the current treatment therapy or move on to a new regimen. If I have to look for a different treatment therapy it will probably be the clinical trial ET-743. At the same time the one thing I want more than anything else is to feel better and have the energy to be as active I want to be.
This really is an awful thing to be faced with, in the past there was always hope and a treatment therapy that provided an opportunity for a cure. Unfortunately I know that no matter what treatment choices I make it will not change the fact that I am incurable with the current drugs available for sarcoma. We are really just looking for a treatment therapy that will work and hopefully have a minimal amount of side effects. This current one is pretty mild but it does have it's share of side effects. I think I'll feel better about taking the chemo if I know that it is helping to shrink the tumors.
Hope everyone has a good weekend,
Livestrong - Andrew
