It's been a very long time since I've updated this blog. To be honest, I've been busy living life and not worrying too much about cancer. That changed on Monday when Dennis' scan showed progression. The cancer has now spread to his lymph nodes, liver, and there are new spots in his lungs. There is also a change to the soft tissue component of his left iliac wing lesion.
About three weeks ago Dennis had his morphine increased since the pain medication wasn't lasting 12 hours, and he was increasing his breakthrough meds, along with taking Aleves. After reviewing xrays and talking with the radiologist on Thursday, Dennis will start palliative radiation treatments next week in hopes of relieving the pain. He will also start a new cancer drug - Afinitor. As with any of these cancer drugs there are more than a handful of side effects to look out for. I believe the biggest one for Afinitor is a lung problem called noninfectious pneumonitis. We go back in 2 weeks for his checkup and his scans will be in about 8 weeks.
Now for some better news.
On October 27, 2012 we had our Coleman Classic Golf Tournament and raised $1900.00. The proceeds were donated to the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center for kidney cancer research. Once again, we are so thankful for our wonderful friends and family who help support this cause.
