The great cancer minds of Gosswami and Chue put their heads together and are moving forward with the new protocol. No more chemotherapy for now (thank, God, Jon is 166 pounds). He will have a PET scan and bloodwork this week at the University of Washington. From there Dr Gosswami will do a "mock" procedure where they trace all of Jons blood vessels to make sure that he is wired properly (hmmn??) and that all the radiation goes only to his liver. If there are any communication vessels from his liver to other organs they will need to be tied off so they are spared from the radiation. That should be done outpatient on a Thursday. If that all goes well then he will be scheduled for the actual isotopes on a Tuesday. This could all easily happen within the next 2-3 weeks.
It is hard to imagine that these two incredible doctors did not know each other and were unaware of their individual protocols. We are not only thrilled that Jon will be having the combined treatment but are excited to know that so many other patients may benefit from their joint expertise.
Dr. Chue really wants us all to be on Oprah...I promised him I would write since she only listens to women viewers :)
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Jon's all time favorite show, OPRAH!
if you're on oprah, i wanna be in the audience, for sure!
I've written to Oprah before...never got an answer.
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