A Stop to Chemotherapy

Sorry I am late on this. Phil saw the doctor on Wednesday. The doctor and Phil decided to stop the chemotherapy treatments. Three bad weeks and one good week between the 5FU was not good. Phil was drinking the new shakes that we got. The shakes provide about 2000 calories a day. However he did not eat for all those weeks again, and so his weight only stayed steady. No weight gain, but more importantly, one pound of weight loss. The blood work showed that he was less malnourished.

The plan now is to get going on his exercises again, to eat, to take the shakes, to get stronger and to gain weight. We are seeing the dietician again in October. We are also going to see the palliative care team at the hospital just to get connected. If he is doing well enough, then we will check in with physical therapy again for more exercises.

In December, he will get another CT scan and see if there is an appropriate experimental drug available. If there is one, we may start it.

We are hoping that the better nutrition and the exercises will make him stronger and help him fight the cancer better than the 5FU did.

He is eating much better the last week and still taking the shakes. Thanks for all your prayers.

Judy