Oncology update! 30/12

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30/12/19

So bad news and some very very good news. 

The very very good news is that the cancer has shrunk considerable and is definitely working! 

Bad news I guess is more chemo. Instead of finishing middle of January, I’ll be finishing middle or end of February instead. Depending on some symptoms I’ve been having with my fingertips. I’ve been getting neuropathy, which is where the nerves in the body's extremities, such as the hands, feet, fingers, toes and arms, are damaged. I have been experiencing numbness in my fingertips and tingling sensation. The oncologist today, said that is common from the Paclitaxol chemotherapy. 

If the symptoms get worse; they will stop that specific chemotherapy. But continue with the Carboplatin. 

The CT scan showed that there was no ‘new’ growths and the lymph nodes have definitely shrunk and not got any worse!  

The annoying bit is that the MRI I had done originally in October, before any chemo didn’t work with the contrast so they can’t see too clearly how much it’s shrunk from measurements wise but they know it’s smaller! I guess the contrast really does make the difference! 

She’s referred me to have a conversation with my plastic surgeon, so we can get the ball rolling on that and she has recommended me to have a read through my plastic surgery options they gave me all those months ago! 

Roughly 6 more weeks of treatment then I can start to think about surgery and recovery! 


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