We met with Dr. Harwin's PA, Diane, today about the CAT scan results. You may recall that the January scan compared to the October scan showed marked shrinkage of the tumors in his lungs. This April scan showed basically no change from the scan in January.
His blood counts were better but he is still anemic, so got another Procrit shot. Ed was disappointed that the blood wasn't better, considering all the shots he's had. The nurse said that with Procrit, it often takes 4-6 weeks to see results. Also, not invading his system with chemo "poisons" should give his body time to get its blood back on an even keel.
The plan is that Ed will take a break from chemo. (He had 7 cycles.) He should get another scan in 2 or 3 months to see what is needed, if anything.
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