Surgery Consults

Hello All,

Back from our road trip to San Francisco! It was a long drive, but well worth the trip. 

On our way to SF we met again with Dr. Eilber in LA his recommendation is for radiation, no surgery for the time being, to reassess after we have had three months of radiation. The last time we met with him he was also very quick, direct and to the point. After his appointment we drove directly up to SF to see Dr. Chan. 

We had one day in between to rest up, and enjoy some of the beaufitful sights. Most of you know SF is our home away from home, but mom hasn't been back since '98, so it was fun taking her to our favorite eateries.  Snacking, feasting, and relaxing  is what we did!! We saw our dear Camp Phamily for dinner and rested up for the big day ahead. 

Dr. Chans appointment went well. We really were searching for a third opinion to balance out the information we've already received from the two surgeons we spoke to from the prior scans. Dr. Chan has been on our radar but everytime it was time to leave to see him we would start chemo again and each appointment would become a theoretical appointment.  So we knew we needed to see him this time around, it was SF or bust! But we were very happy we did. He gave us options, A-G, he also from his stand point thinks we should not do surgery at this point. Since moms cancer is so rare there is not enough information on how to treat her. He believes we should find a treatment that will be specialized towards mom as opposed to trying to fit her into a  "close enough" category. 

His plan:

-Moms genome work up see how she responds to the chemos.

-Mix some new chemo with ones she's never been.

-Radiation, he said makes the most sense since she only has a small mass left, why keep putting so much toxic meds into her for such a small lesion. 

-Adding hormone therapy to her treatment. 

Most importantly, was he sat with us for an hour and answered all of moms questions. From my stand point, she seemed at ease with him. But ultimately as long as moms happy with her choice, we've taken her to two of the three doctors on our top CA list both brilliant, doctors. 

Next up we have a follow up with Chawla, to see what he says with both Doctors sending their opinions.  We will be sure to update once we have a game plan! :-)

Have a great week!!

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