We had such a GREAT meeting with The Ninja on Friday! Allen had been scanned on Wednesday, so we knew he would have news for us. Waiting is SO HARD! But, it was SO worth the wait! Allen's scans looked awesome and his chest mass continues to shrink and shrivel up just like we want it to! There is absolutely no CANcer activity! We couldn't have been more thrilled! There was a little "spot" in Allen's lung that The Ninja attributes to this time of year and a possible cold. Therefore, just to be extra safe, we decided to drop one of Allen's chemo drugs that can cause issues with the lungs. The drug has done it's job--eradicating the CANcer--so it isn't imperative to Allen's regimen, and we were planning on dropping that drug for Allen's last two treatments anyway (because it can have a bad interaction with radiation). After our awesome meeting, we were off to treatment.
Chemo went well, although Allen's port gave us quite a bit of trouble to start with. The nurse explained that since it isn't stitched down, it can move around as Allen moves. Therefore, the same exercises don't always work to get it working. But, we figured it out and once the port "woke up" things went smoothly!
This morning Allen went for a great long run! He has been struggling a bit with headaches, but other than that, he hasn't had very many side-effects.
Nine down, three to go! We want to thank everyone for being so supportive! Allen LOVES getting the little notes of encouragement in the mail, and the ALL-EN photos have been great too! We honestly couldn't get through this without all of you cheering us on!
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