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March 29, 2007

The Doctor is Predictable

It's been a week where something went wrong every day here on the farm. I didn't need that from my treatment program too but I did get a big surprise. My worst farm day was Monday. I was feeding the animals and was interupted midway through. When I returned to the barn all the donkeys were out. I had the gate shut but not secured and one of the males (they're always the guilty party) had pushed it open enough for everyone to get out. No way to get all of them back in. They stayed out all night and by morning decided on their own to go back in. I had hoped that would happen. A little hard to move nine donkeys. My llamas aren't that anxious to get out and are in another fenced area. Tuesday was to be another treatment day. The clinic called on Tuesday morning to say don't come, but come in to see the doctor on Wednesday. Seems as though the experimental drug study had been canceled. On thinking about it, my prediction was that the doctor would offer me a break in treatment again. and I was right. In short, the drug company evidently has all the information they needed or want and ended the program. I guess since the FDA approved the drug they don't want to give freebies out any more. The doctor did suggest I take 8 weeks off and I accepted. My upcoming cat scan was cancelled. My final blood work for the study will be April 10th when I need to flush my port and a new cat scan will be scheduled for the end of May. If and when I need to re-start we would probably go with the anti-bodies again and I would have to pay for the panitumumab if I used it. At least we are not talking about chemotherapy again yet. The break will be welcomed so hopefully my face will clear up. The bad is anticipating what the ct scan will show. Strange that Tony Snow, the press secretary has what sounds like exactly what I have. Quite an adventure this is, feeling good physically, not the best mentally. Guess that's it for now. Good health to everyone.

Posted by Robert on March 29, 2007 1:33 PM | DIGG | del.icio.us | furl