Good news and other news this week.
The good news is Marti and I went back to Duke this week and I am all set to start the next leg of this journey. I will begin the next phase of chemo starting tonight and the monthly vaccinations are scheduled to begin in about 3 weeks. The vaccination will target a specific "marker" that is present in my tumor and is present in 20% - 30% of this type tumor. This trial has been going on for 8 years and has been featured on 60 Minutes.
I also got in a 6 mile run this morning and felt pretty good, although I am a long way from running 13.1 miles.
The other news is that this round of chemotherapy is for 5 days a month and then off for 23 days, however the dosage has increased significantly. During radiation I was on 160mg of Temodor and starting tonight I will be taking 435mg. It will be interesting to see how I react to this dosage.
Stay tuned and thanks for caring.
Thinking of you. Can't wait to see you in November.
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Gretchen
I really need to write things down when I talk to you. I thought you were starting the chemo today. Glad you started Sun. That means you won't be on it Friday, so hopefully you'll be able to eat the Indiana corn and tomatoes your aunt is fixing for you! We'll be thinking about you these 5 days and praying that it's not too bad.
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