Gary has just finished his 4th week of oral chemo and radiation. He has tolerated it well and is still trying to get 2 miles of walking in every morning. JaNae and kids were here last week and she was able to convince him that he didn't need to be the "tough guy" with the nausea...take the Zofran! His appetite has diminished some and most foods are not appetizing to him. Our garden supplying us with great vegetables has been so helpful. Besides the nausea his main complaint is that of fatigue. Still working full days at the office with a much lighter schedule of patients.
We met with our Chemo Oncologist this last week. She casually mentioned that Gary would also be receiving an additional 4 months of infusion Gemcitabine or Gemzar for short. They will give him 4 weeks off, then he will receive a once a week infusion lasting about 1 to 1 1/2 hours for 3 weeks and then one week off. This rotation will then be repeated for 3 additional months. This was the first we had heard of this but apparently this is what oncologists do. Let you get through one phase and then casually spring you into another. Gary did mention to JaNae last week that he was concerned that they weren't treating him as aggressively as they had treated her cancer. Dr. Symington explained that this chemo drug possibly reaches other cancer cells not covered in the chemo radiation spectrum he is currently receiving.
Again, "thank you" for all you love and prayers. We have felt so wonderfully overwhelmed by all your expressions of concern!
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