Today was my “big day” at the oncologist. The lymph node biopsy results came back positive for bladder cancer.
I will be starting chemo next week (Friday).
Tomorrow, I go back to the hospital to get a power port put into my chest. This allows them to access it for blood tests, putting chemo in, CT contrast, etc. I got lucky and someone cancelled so I got the spot tomorrow. I had also gotten lucky to have a cancellation to be able to get my biopsy done this past Monday instead of having to wait until the 13th.
I signed up for a clinical trial which is basically to add one more cancer drug to my chemo mix. It will either be the additional drug or a placebo. The drug has increased survival in lung, breast, and other cancers and it is expected to do so for bladder cancer but it is not yet proven.
It also means that I will be starting chemo next week (Friday).
Tomorrow, I go to the hospital to get a port put into my chest. This allows them to access it for blood tests, putting chemo in, etc. I got lucky and someone cancelled so I got the spot tomorrow. I had also gotten lucky to have a cancellation to be able to get my biopsy done this past Monday instead of having to wait until the 13th.
I need to go in for bone scans, another CT scan, and blood draws on Monday and then I start chemo
The good news is that we are FINALLY moving into the treatment phase and everything that I have been saying is now confirmed.
Mike
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