I appreciate your checking in with us, Colleen.  After three months off chemotherapy, the cancer was growing again.  Instead of another round of chemotherapy, Ken was approved for immune therapy using Pembrolizumab (Keytruda)   He has an infusion every 3 weeks.  Between the third and fourth infusions, we will have scans to assess results.  There are many benefits:  more time between appointments, no side effects so far, and only one hour to complete the infusion process.  From just a physical touch, we can no longer feel the tumors, so we are very encouraged and hopeful.  By mid-December, we will have scan results which will determine if we will continue into 2017 with this immunotherapy.  

I have last cisplatin chemo tmrw. 8 radiation left. Body is pretty worn down but i am trying to power thru!! Exhausted but using full arsenal of meds, pain patches, etc. I will get thru it!!!