Stealthbelt chose me as their new Ostomy Belt Model, I am happy to announce! See below.(J/K, btw). I'm getting one of these bad boys to help support my ostomy (while I have it).
Had my second round of Chemo yesterday. A typical visit starts with a blood draw to ensure White Blood Count (WBC) levels are where they need to be to proceed. Then, a visit with the Oncologist follows the blood draw. It's scheduled for 20 minutes with the Oncologist. This visit took an hour! Here is a breakdown of what we learned:
1. This is a sporadic version of Colon Cancer, meaning it is not hereditary, with a 100% assurity.
2. I have a Micro Satellite Stable (MSS) version of Colon Cancer. This means that the current immunotherapy available for Colon Cancer is unlikely to have an effect on my type. Basically, my cancer cells do not look abnormal enough for my immune sytem to recognize them as a foreign body. Therefore, it will not attach the cancer cells, because it doesn't think anything is wrong (bad news).
3. I also have a KRAS mutation on my cancer cells. This means that the current therapies they have that they use to specifially target the liver mets, to further shrink the tumors, after this set of treatment I'm currently on, will not work on me (more bad news).
4. Gameplan is still in tact, we will continue with FolFox + Avastin treatment. He wants me to get a scan after my 4th treatment, and then meet with a Liver Surgeon at MD Anderson in Houston. The surgeon will determine if he believes I will be a candidate for resection after an additional amount of treatments in Utah. (THIS IS GREAT NEWS!) He will also, most likely, perform my ostomy reversal, at the same time. YAY!!!
So, some good news, and some bad news, but bottom line is that the gamplan still is in tact! We're going to shrink these liver mets down as far as we can and then cut out what is left!
I appreciate everyone's support, including Jamieson, who wanted to make sure I wasn't the only one getting blowouts in the family. "You're not cool unless you poop your pants!" he said, right before this picture was snapped.
I was prepared to shave my head but now I'm torn between two options... Thanks for the idea Jamieson!
ReplyDeleteThe shame of it dissipates with each occurrence. Something you would know all about my dear brother... Boo!!!
ReplyDeleteShould I have some shirts made? We could start a new trend! Haha
ReplyDeleteBoo? Yes it's happened to me haha! I'd be lying if I said it hasn't happened in a while.
ReplyDeleteI like the shirt idea. We could really raise some money. Maybe even put it on a bumper sticker. Instead of "Cancer Sucks" we could say "Cancer is $****y!"
I WOULD SO BUY THEM
Delete