Well, chemo session #3 is completed. Two days in and back home. So far Adam seems to be tolerating the new drugs very well, but the real test comes later in the week and once we see his labs. So far though his counts have been good and there is no reason to think that this new set of drugs are going to cause him to react any differently.
We met with the radiation doctors and they explained what type of treatments they will be administering once the chemo is completed. He will have 2-3 weeks of radiation, every day, Monday thru Friday, for about 15 minutes each day. Now he will not actually be under the radiation for that amount of time, but those are about how long the sessions are. They are going to be localizing the radiation in the neck, chest and lung areas. This could pose problems for him in the future as they are going to be close to the heart. However any long lasting effects are minimal, but he could possibly acquire heart disease at an earlier age. It is a very minimal chance, but it is there.
He will have three more sessions of chemotherapy, and then 3-4 weeks after those are completed he will begin the radiation therapy. Then, if all is well he will be completed with the treatment phase, and will move into the follow up phase.
Things seem to be moving along at a good pace, and the treatments are working. There is a light at the end of this tunnel.
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