Hi Everyone,
As some of your may know, recently, my dad was diagnosed
with lung cancer. The cancer was found
when he had a PET scan for his Multiple Myeloma. The PET scan found that he had 3 tumors in
his lymph nodes above his collarbone.
Additionally, he has a few cancer spots on his liver.
He was able to have the tumors removed, however, the lung
cancer was deemed inoperable. We met
with a thoracic oncologist at the University of Chicago who recommended
chemotherapy. He will receive his chemotherapy
in Elkhart with a total of 6 cycles. Each
cycle is 3-4 hours in IV form. After a
cycle, he gets 3 weeks off and then begins another cycle.
My dad received his first chemotherapy treatment
yesterday. The doctor mentioned that
this particular blend of chemotherapy is usually pretty well tolerated by
patients with fatigue being the most prevalent of side affects.
He will have some lab work done in the next few weeks to
check on his blood counts as he is also trying to manage his Multiple Myeloma
during this process.
If you would like to get in touch with him, he would love an
email.
I will keep everyone posted as we find more information.
Thanks,
Michelle
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