Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Jon received his results from Dr. Goswami last week and as usual we're just a little bit more confused then we were before. Everything looks good in the liver and digestive system, the liver is just full of chemo at this point. He is scheduled for his next embolization on the 25th. The small tumors in his lung remain and appear to be slightly larger. They also reported some small nodule that they say have not changed size since the last scan....we have never heard of these so it was a surprise to us. Dr. Goswami said he would consult the radiologist and let us know if there is anything to be concerned about. So far we haven't heard anything and you know I just can't let sleeping dogs lie so I will follow up this week. Jon leaves on Thursday for a pack-in elk hunt. In his absence I will consult the radiologist, schedule a follow up with Dr. Chue and Dr. Reilly and prepare for the last embolization. Although Jon's feeling pretty decent he is still frequently fatigued and it has taken at least a week longer to recover from the last emobilization. We anticipate the next one might take even longer (so much for our optimisim on the last go around!). We are hoping the lung tumors can be removed with a radiofrequency ablation and not another round of systemic chemotherapy.

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