Our last appointment with Dr. Urba was Monday, June 15th. He showed us the scans of the past PET (done on April 22nd) and
indicated that the size of the tumor in the adrenal gland was about 2 inches
which was bigger than what we had thought.
Since it is in the same place, we assume there were still cancerous
cells alive in that area when I went off of the meds in December, only four
months earlier. This time I will stay on
the combination drugs, Tafinlar & Mekinist for a year. At that time we will determine whether to
stay on them consistently or opt to pulse the drugs on and off every 3
weeks. That will all change if there is
any indication that the tumor is not shrinking or is continuing to grow. I’ll
continue to have regular check-ups every couple of months. Thank
you for your warm thoughts and heartfelt prayers.
