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June 9, 2009 - 7:23am 192 reads 1 comments

Hi Everyone! I am still here and alive! Sorry I have not posted for awhile. I have been quite out of it the first couple of days after surgery and then crazy busy with doctors! Yesterday, my room was a rotating door with docs and people from various specialties coming to see me. I remember at one point looking at the clock and it was 8:30 a.m. Next thing I know it is 6 p.m.! The day just seemed to breeze by.

A couple of updates:

1) Dr. Kukinoor had a conversation with us confirming in his opinion that the cancer is progressing and therefore we need to move to a second line therapy called Tarceva. This is a newer form of chemo called targeted chemotherapy and is in the form of a pill taken daily.

2) Even though there is progression of the cancer, there are no signs of the cancer in any major organs other than the lungs and bones.

3) I still need to schedule a PET scan, which will give a much more detailed overview on the progression and comparison to the baseline, but I cannot go to this until I am out of the hospital (these are done outpatient because of political reasons).

4) I was confirmed to have cellulitus in my left leg, which was causing the swelling and pain initially.

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Anna Portela

I really admire the way you are handling everything. What courage you demonstrate.
Anna

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