Hi everyone, Happy Thursday!
Well yesterday we got to meet with Dad’s oncologist, Dr.
Roberts. He is the best of the best and his ability to speak almost only in
medical language was just one proving point! Even with my super awesome biology
and chemistry skills from college, I had many question marks above my head…and
Dad? He walked out and said, “sooo, what did he say?”
Well all jokes aside, it was a good appointment and he went
over the tests from the last few weeks in more depth, but mostly it was everything we had heard last week.
As for what is new, Dad starts Chemotherapy next Thursday. He will go in once every 3 weeks for 6 months and the kind he is getting is administered through an IV. The first session takes about 5 hours (any good movie recommendations?) to make sure he doesn't have a reaction to the chemo. They are giving him two different chemo drugs simultaneously, Cisplatin and Alimta. Alimta is a chemo that specifically targets advanced nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (what Dad has)and has shown much benefit. There was also a large clinical study done that showed when Alimta (can we just call it Altima now? It's hard to pronounce AND type!)and Cisplatin are administered together in Dad's type of cancer the outcome is more beneficial than when other chemo drugs are used.
He also started his B12 shots and folic acid supplements yesterday. These will help decrease the side effects of the chemo.
As for now Dr. Roberts said he needs to kick up his calorie intake to 2000 a day and stay mobile! Dad can do just about anything and is golfing with great friends the next two days. Dad and the rest of us all appreciate everyone's love and support, it is a great comfort to us all so thank you for that! Have a great week!
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| What a stud! |
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| Kristen, Dad, and I at the appointment yesterday |
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| Dad and Cunningham on their golf outing today |
5 comments:
Layne, thanks for all the updates! You're such a sweetheart! OJ, you're in my thoughts and prayers everyday. Love you and sending you wishes for a speedy recovery so you can get your ass back out among us. Xoxo's. Take care of yourself and do what they say. Get well soon!!!
Dawn Meadows#24039
Fabulous news and I hope OJ will be eating lots of ice cream and fun, fat stuff! (Maybe Ensure.....he is TOO young for that, though :)) Thanks so much for the update and I have our 10,000+ member church praying for him. Hugs!
Paula Melton Baile
Thank you for the updates. I pray for your family daily.
Michelle Lefler PHX #8185
Thank you for the update, Layne...I continue the positive thoughts and prayers for you OJ!
A great movie to watch is an HBO movie you can rent and maybe get it on Netflix, is Band Of Brothers. It is long, but VERY good...I love one of the quotes from the movie..."We few, we happy few, we band of brothers. "
I thought a war movie, based on a true store, would be good to watch while fighting your battle. You ARE a Warrior, OJ!!
LUV, Cynthia
Great update!!! We are all praying for you and your family.Cant wait for the next good news! Cant wait to see you for the next haircut, OJ.
Love all of your girls at Sport Clips!!
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