Cheryl has had another good day at Memorial. Both of her chest drains continue to produce fluid but as the day progressed they have begun to taper off some. It will be up to Dr. Jones as to when the tube(s) come out. He told us before the procedure that she may go home with the smaller tube still in place.
One of the interns came in early and gave her the good news that her abdominal swelling is not due to a tumor but is a hernia. Dr. Burke came by later in the day to follow up on that info and to let her know that since her cancer activity is in her chest/lung area that she will not be a candidate for one of the clinical trials.
As soon as Dr. Jones (thoracic surgeon) clears her, Dr. Burke wants to get her started on chemotherapy. At this point he wants to try her on Gemzar and Doxil in an every 21 day regimen. She will go through a couple of rounds of these drugs and they will continue to monitor her CA125. It it drops, they will continue with these drugs until they get her into normal range and if it doesn't work, they will try different drugs to see if they can find something that will slow/stop it.
Continue to pray for healing from this procedure and for effectiveness in the chemo once it begins.
This is good news. Jud thank you for all the updates. Continued prayers. Hugs to you Cheryl.
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