I just want to re-cap the previous treatment plan and update with fantastic news.
When I was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, the found that it had metastisized to the spine, liver, brain and spinal fluid; a very grim diagnosis.
The plan was to do chemo first to shrink the tumor blocking my bronchial tube, as well as the tumors on my spine and liver. That was to be followed with full brain radiation for the many tumors on my brain, since chemo is not the treatment of choice for brain tumors. It seems that the chemo drugs I get, Cisplatin and Pemetrexed, have difficulty passing the brain-blood barrier.
Yesterday I had a brain MRI to check out the brain tumors and to see if they have grown. Lo and behold, every brain tumor had disappeared. It seems, as if the chemo destroyed on all those tumors, even if it wasn't meant to. That basically means that at this point, I do not need any brain radiation at all, of course I will have another brain MRI in two months to re-check brain, but this is the most wonderful news so far.
It is amazing how miraculous the body is and how powerful the power of prayer is.
Gila, you made my day. So happy for you. The brain is amazing. When I had my craniotomy last year I had a visual field defect. In the past year the healthy part of my brain has made new pathways and the visual field defect has decreased in size. Amazing, isn't it? With your wonderful upbeat attitude and with Hashem's help I am confident that you will make a complete and speedy recovery.
ReplyDeleteFantastic news! I am so encouraged to hear this! I hope the fact that it's working so well makes it easier to bear - love being sent from the left coast!
ReplyDeletePS: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151109085103.htm
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