Honestly! We have enough to worry about!!!

I read an article today about counterfeit Avastin being distributed in the US. This is total BS!!

There are only 7 FDA approved Angiogenesis Inhibitor drugs for kidney cancer. Patients try the prescribed drug and have scans 2 or 3 months later to determine if the drug is effective. If there's shrinkage to the tumors, or they remain stable, the patient will continue on the drug. Once a drug stops working a new one will be prescribed, and the process starts all over again.

The last thing a cancer patient needs to worry about is whether their drug is a counterfeit, or not! How many people have taken this drug only to find out it didn't work? Was it because the drug was a counterfeit? I'm wondering how many people were affected by this since Avastin is used for other cancers, not just kidney cancer.

Tender Spot

Dennis commented the other day about a spot on his spine being tender. I believe it's the same spot he had radiation to over a year ago. Dennis has spots on his spine at T7, T8, and L2. It's been over a year since his MRI of the spine, and almost 2 years since his bone scan. At his next appointment, in March, I'll ask about a bone scan. At this time there are no other spots that are tender, or cause pain.

I'm very curious about the results of his next scan. Unfortunately, I believe the drug he's taking might not be working any longer, especially now, since the mention of the tender spot on his spine. We'll know for sure when we get the scan results on March 5th.