Bigger is not always better...

Our last appointment with Dr. Urba was Monday, June 15^th.  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.