Tuesday, April 12, 2016

New chemo routine

Well, the pain from the pneumonia didn't improve with the antibiotics. His CA 19-9 also continued to go up. Jay had a PET scan last Friday and the results show metastasis to a lymph node near his left kidney. Today he starts on a newly approved chemo drug, on an every other week regiment. Prayers that this new drug works. Prayers for his strength and endurance.

December 2013 CA 19-9 = 202,000+
January 2014 CA 19-9 =109,000
February 2014 CA 19-9 = 25,000
March 2014 CA 19-9 = 18,000
April 2014 CA 19-9 = 13,000
May 2014 CA 19-9= 5,500
June 2014 CA 19-9=1,964
August 2014 CA 19-9 = 481
September 2014 CA 19-9 = 211
October 2014 CA 19-9 = 111
November 2014 CA 19-9 = 57
December 2014 CA 19-9 = 40
January 2015 CA 19-9 = 26
February 2015 CA 19-9 = 21.7
February 2015 CA 19-9 = 20.6
March 2015 CA 19-9 = 21.2
April 2015 CA 19-9 = 19.7
May 2015 CA 19-9 = 23
May 2015 CA 19-9 = 26
May 2015 CA 19-9 = 35
June = started new chemo drugs
July 2015 CA 19-9 = 17
August 2015 CA 19-9 = 28
September 2015 CA 19-9 = 14
October 2015 CA 19-9 = 11
October 2015 CA 19-9 = 12
January 2016 CA 19-9 = 20+
March 2016 CA 19-9 = 60+
April 2016 CA 19-9 = 400+

Saturday, April 2, 2016

Pneumonia

It turns out I have pneumonia!  No signs of cancer on a CT. Praise God!  I'm on antibiotics now. Feeling better already!