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He was scheduled to see ENT Dr. today - had a Fiberoptic laryngoscopy (nasolaryngoscopy) it showed no complications /tumors on the inside of the throat & neck area. The swelling/ growth is a part of the lung cancer being treated this lymph node had shrunk but started to show symptoms again so its a step backwards - was taken off the the clinical study he was on BUT he got put into another - there will be chemo & Immunology together as before but only i chemo drug - Docetaxel (Taxotere) and Pemrolizumab which he has been getting 1st in combo with 2 chemo drugs and then since April alone - all other areas are stabilized or its just the Supraclavicular lymph node acting up for now The neck ct showed nothing new - have not seen the report as yet Blood test were done to get the stud under way - will have to go back for a biopsy of the lymph node which as asked but do not have to have really but suggested trying to stay positive and hope he does as well as he did on the other chemo - no real side effects except losing a little hair and some neuropathy in the feet...
Bracing for a cold night it went from the high 40's low 50's to 32 and to be lower... It rains most of the day. Time will tell... God will be with us and guide us... Nothing has been easy but so far have survived it a.....
Right now my mind is going around in circles.. while waiting for other things to come though hoping they don't go astray... just wishing for warmer weather so i can get things done in between trips to Indy... The syaing the "Best laid plans of mice and men...."
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Update - Hopefully winter is behind us but Easter is not passed as yet here in Indiana it can snow up a storm on that day.... - to be 56-70's today.
I am head to Indy with friend in about 2 hours - he had ct-scan on Thursday at Indy and this is to be his dr/chemo/immunology - not sure what is going to be going down - got e-mail of tentative results and it said the Game plan has again changed after only 6 weeks -
On Feb. 25 they add chemo back - Docetaxel but it must not be working as they had hoped..
He has had no bad side effects from it other than sleeping a a lot, some hair loss and his taste for foods are off; have noticed a lot of irritability he yells more at the dog barking and yells at him to "shut up"
He's had a muffled cough almost constantly too. BUT he still rides his bike down to the country store 10+ miles one way - has missed a day or two - generally the days of the dr/chemo/infusion when we roll into home aft 7-8 p.m.; last Thursday - when we got home from ct he oped not to go as was indy and on chilly side and said he did not feel like it.
Not sure what's goign on but will know something sometime after 12 noon our time But what ever will have to manage and carry on..... hope the van lasts out till after October 1st and nothing goes astray... Had planned to start clean-up here outside and start hauling the "junk- crap" off tot he scrape yard, ordered 300 feet of stainless steel Daren hose before starting to burn because everything have is second hand and wants to split wide open or pin holes...