Results

T and I went to see Dr. A yesterday for my monthly visit. Things look really good. The Tumor Board recommended that I stay on Avastin and discontinue the chemo! WOW!! Fantastic!! We talked a lot (Dr. A is awesome! I encourage connecting to your doctors) about the decision. The reality is that treating brain tumors is still such a new thing that it is not known what to do. For instance, I was on chemo that is originally treated for colon cancer. Like other cancers treatment is an educated guess and the medicines that are being developed all the time are excellent. However, the duration of time is unknown. The length of treatment is often derived from the clinical trials. Dr. A informed me that patients have shown very positive results with the Avatin treatment alone. Now the question is "How long"? Not something I really want to know yet. As always the end date is something to look forward to and if it comes and the recommendation is to continue with treatment - that is hard to hear.

So yesterday I had my first treatment of Avastin only. I am feeling wonderful today. I even went to Kickboxing! Now I am headed outdoors to enjoy an awesome Fall day.