Hello Gail,
Thanks for contributing here. Bill is lucky to have you! And good for him, still working 12 hrs a week. It sounds like our tumors, mine having been 5 cms, were similar in size and location. Why they skipped radiation for Bill was maybe the type of cancer? My squamous cell tumor was basically nuked out of its esophageal seat by the radiation. But I still have the "mets" as they call them, here and there, which maybe the chemo/immunotherapy will effectively tackle.
Over these successive infusions, just like Bill's every two weeks, I have mostly adjusted okay, except I am way too weak and tired to do much, such as work. I live with my adult son only, and he has a major mental illness for which I have been the caretaker many long years. Now that I have this cancer it isn't as doable.
The next scan I get isn't until April. I hope it shows no evidence of disease so I can carry on here! That's probably not a realistic wish, but I really want to get my mojo back!
Marcia in San Francisco