I had a good and informative meeting with Dr. Sidransky today. We discussed a number of things today including a complete gene sequencing test for me and whether or not I could take a break from the chemo treatments.
Probably in the next few months I will go ahead with the gene sequencing test. It still is very expensive and in all honesty the longer I wait the cheaper it gets. Dr. Sidransky is in no hurry to get these tests done as medically, things are stable with me right now. Once the tests are done then they pair it up with the molecular study (that I had done previously) and come up with a medication that is ideal for me. That's how it works in the perfect world ! By the way, I was told that there are very few people globally who have had a complete gene sequencing. BFD.
It's a good time to be alive right now as it is truly mind numbing what is being discovered every day that could help eradicate this awful disease.
Dr. Sidransky also advised against stopping or taking a break from my chemo regimen. With regards the Avastin, once you go off it there is a chance of the cancer "blossoming". In essence, growing wildly. That's not what we want. It is the current treatments I am receiving combined with a slow growing cancer that is keeping bad things at bay. I'm tolerating these drugs quite well right now and they are still working for me. Eventually their effectiveness will diminish and we will have to try something else. I'm the eternal optimist so in the mean time, travel, travel, travel.
Oh, the best part of the appointment was that they validated my parking.
Carpe Diem.
Complete Gene sequence . You sure you really want to go there. You might find you are related to someone you don't like:)
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Uncle Bob ? :)
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