Liver mets - treatment options
Hi everyone, I was dx Stage IV in Sep 2016 with Mets to the Omentum and bones (spine, pelvis). This was 7 years after my initial diagnosis during which time I had been on tamoxifen. So I was put on af...
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I saw the Oncologist today - or rather her registrar, but my oncologist came in at the end. I now have to have a brain MRI ( to check whether there is any correlation to some of the diabetes symptoms) and bone scan ( to see if the shoulder blade/lower back pain is increasing bone Mets) before a final nail decision is made regarding chemo. I have an appointment for these on 15 Nov.
She wants to discuss the last CT scan with the radiologist to see if he can do a biopsy on a lesion for Foundation One testing ( which she said she had just been advised of a streamlined way of requesting this, which would be better than the 50 emails it took last time she requested this testing) . She also said it might not tell her much more, but anyway I’m still keen for this.
As far as chemo goes she is thinking Xeloda ....2 weeks on, one week off. So for now I’m keeping on with Exemestane and Xgeva and once again waiting for appointments. She is going to discuss my case with the multi disciplinary team at their next meeting ....which is in 2 weeks. I go back to the oncologist on 21 Nov to get the scan/MRI results and find out what chemo to take. So I will put up with the crappy way I feel physically and emotionally until then.
She wants to discuss the last CT scan with the radiologist to see if he can do a biopsy on a lesion for Foundation One testing ( which she said she had just been advised of a streamlined way of requesting this, which would be better than the 50 emails it took last time she requested this testing) . She also said it might not tell her much more, but anyway I’m still keen for this.
As far as chemo goes she is thinking Xeloda ....2 weeks on, one week off. So for now I’m keeping on with Exemestane and Xgeva and once again waiting for appointments. She is going to discuss my case with the multi disciplinary team at their next meeting ....which is in 2 weeks. I go back to the oncologist on 21 Nov to get the scan/MRI results and find out what chemo to take. So I will put up with the crappy way I feel physically and emotionally until then.