First scan after treatment started

Had a progress check today, which was a scan after my first two rounds of chemo. I was on Cisplatin and Gemcitabine and the results showed the "spots" that were present in my right lung are no longer detectable and the main tumor in my left lung has shrunken slightly, as have the tumors in my lymph nodes. When I started chemo, we did not have the sub-type of cancer identified, but now we know it is Adenocarcinoma. We agreed to switch to Alimta and Cisplatin for the next two rounds of treatment, as Alimta is targeted a little better to Adenocarcinoma.

I like the fact that the right lung appears to be clear and also like the idea that the cancer has apparently been stopped in its tracks for now, with a bit of shrinkage. My hope is to get better results with Alimta and then perhaps, sometime down the road, surgery would be an option after radiation treatments.

The hardest time I am having is with nausea. None of the anti-nauaea medications seem to be very effective in my case. I don't want to switch to carboplation at this time, even though it has reportedly less side effects that cisplatin. I suppose this will rest on how well I tolerate the next few rounds of treatment. Maybe I should just stop eating my own cooking!

For now, it is off to Aruba this weekend to spend some time on the beach (I would spend time on the ocean if I could walk on water). It is time for a relaxing vacation and to forget about cancer for a week!

Best wishes to all here and to your families. I wish you all only success as we fight this battle with cancer.

Warm Regards

John