Right now I feel like we are sitting on the train tracks awaiting an oncoming train!!! Hubby saw his Oncologist 2 weeks ago and the Oncologist told him that although the rate of growth of his tumours has slowed down (the rate of growth seems to speed up and then slow down every three months) , they feel that there is one that is starting to invade one of his bronchia and that he should be starting Palliative Chemo "before it's too late" - meaning before it gets too far into the bronchia - in which case it could potentially cause pneumonia.... If it does, then they would be unable to offer him palliative chemo... They are saying that he could have another 5 or 6 more years with the chemo.
Then Last Week, he saw his Tibetan Dr. who assured him that as the rate of growth of his tumours have slowed down, he has nothing to worry about and his Tibetan Meds were REDUCED!!!! So I'm feeling like I'm on a razor's edge!!! - Same results, opposite conclusions.
Hubby is, of course, going to continue taking Tibetan Meds - or Anything other than more Chemo, until a crisis actually hits. Also, two of his tumours have grown together and are pressing mildly on his esophagus. But nobody is worried about that. There are also "suspicious Osseus lesions" - but again, neither sides are worried about that.
He continues to cough a little more, and seems to be a bit more tired.
I'm going to visit my grandson tomorrow and watch him at his baby swimming lessons.
Thank you for indulging me and letting me off-load some of this frustration with the unknown.
Love to you all !!!!!!!!!!!!
Mo xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
