Mark is back up to full speed and keeping quite busy, which he
much prefers!
On Monday, the
24th of October, we met with Dr. Urba.
Of course, he was pleased to see Mark looking and feeling so good! For now, he would like Mark to stay off the
drugs and see what happens. He will have
another PET scan after Christmas. If tumors are present we will then discuss
the next steps. Dr. Urba is concerned
that the meds he has used for the last 4 ½ years may not continue to work as
this last tumor grew while on the drugs.
It may be time to move to the immunotherapy drugs of which there are
several options. The good news with
these drugs is that they have the possibility of cure, which the targeted
drugs were never meant to do. The
downside is that Mark may not have the quality of life that he has
enjoyed. Who knows, though, he may handle them just fine. Either way, that’s a decision for the
future. For the time being, Mark is healthy and we are simply enjoying every
day that we have together!!!
