Post by poetsunshine on Apr 22, 2010 8:48:20 GMT -6
Hi Everyone -
Thank you for your prayers. Mom has been doing well, but still very anxious as you can only imagine. The Lord is good & she heard from Karmanos at 9:30am today (the meeting was just last night!) They have a clinical trial for her & it starts immediately! Here is what we know right now:
They are overnighting a pkg with the complete information about the trial today.
She (& Dad) will go on Friday to sign the papers to be admitted into the trial. She will also have a CT on that day.
Monday or Tuesday of next week she will return for more tests & probably start.
It is a pill that she will take 1/daily. The pill will attack the protein pathways of the tumors.
Day 15 she will have a lumbar puncture. The physician assistant that Mom spoke with said it was non-invasive & does not hurt like a regular spinal tap.
Until the pkg arrives with the complete details, that is all we know. But we are thrilled that she is in a trial right away, that it is a pill (this was important for mom) and that it is attacking the tumor.
As I find out more, I will update you. Thank you again for your love & support & most of all your prayers.
Beth
Thank you for your prayers. Mom has been doing well, but still very anxious as you can only imagine. The Lord is good & she heard from Karmanos at 9:30am today (the meeting was just last night!) They have a clinical trial for her & it starts immediately! Here is what we know right now:
They are overnighting a pkg with the complete information about the trial today.
She (& Dad) will go on Friday to sign the papers to be admitted into the trial. She will also have a CT on that day.
Monday or Tuesday of next week she will return for more tests & probably start.
It is a pill that she will take 1/daily. The pill will attack the protein pathways of the tumors.
Day 15 she will have a lumbar puncture. The physician assistant that Mom spoke with said it was non-invasive & does not hurt like a regular spinal tap.
Until the pkg arrives with the complete details, that is all we know. But we are thrilled that she is in a trial right away, that it is a pill (this was important for mom) and that it is attacking the tumor.
As I find out more, I will update you. Thank you again for your love & support & most of all your prayers.
Beth
