10-08-08

The appointment went well yesterday. Since the cancer has spread, radiation was taken off the table. So was the Oxaliplatin. The doctor said that we could quit doing treatment or continue with the Gemcitabine and Tarceva. Since dad has been tolerating the chemo fairly well he decided to proceed with a treatment yesterday and continue taking them for the next couple of months before doing another CT scan. Although the cancer has spread the doctor said it looked to him like the tumor around the pancreas had decreased in size a little. Dad's at home and as far as I know should be there throughout the weekend.