Next phase

We just received the results from the latest CT scan and the results are good! The cancer has shrunk by 50% again! Mama Pham is truly kicking cancer's butt! Since the cancer continues to respond to the Chemo Ifex (ifosfamide) the doctors have decided to see if we can continue to shrink the cancers using a new kind of chemo making surgery easier with a greater expected success rate.  The doctors also want to make sure that the cancer is in fact dead and not just dormant from these strong medicines, so they are using all the tools in the medicine cabinet to attack the "roots" of the tumor.

At this point we have to stop her current chemo regimen because at a certain point the chemo becomes toxic outweighing the benefits.  This particular Ifex has been shown to cause major bone damage after the 6th round due to the rapid creation of white blood cells- and she is now at that point. So starting next week we will be switching to the GAT chemo ( gemcitabine, adriamycin & taxotere).  When I get more information about the medications I will share it in future post.  The new routine will be 3 weeks on 1 week off.

As Mama Pham prepares for this next phase of battle she has decided that she would like to finally shave the rest of her hair and become the official Cancer Warrior!