Finally, an Update That's Current

Update #15

Hi Everyone,

This morning I had the first treatment in my second round of Cyberknife. We had to be in Baltimore ready to go at 8:30… which was a bit early, but meant we were finished by noon. We have tomorrow off, but return to Sinai on Thursday morning and Friday morning to complete the treatments. The target is a tumor on the left lobe of my liver. Treatment is about 45 minutes to an hour during which time I must lie perfectly still.

We won’t know the results of this round of treatments for several months, but we look forward, hopefully, to sharing good news around the end of the year that it has been successful in killing off this tumor.

I continue the chemo treatments of Cisplatin and Gemzar every other week. My body is beginning to get a little stronger with the more recent treatments, but until last week I was having quite a bout with nausea and vomiting – and an inability to keep any food down. Last week, the nurses gave me Emend, an anti-nausea drug, to control the nausea and vomiting, and, PRAISE, it worked. I’ve been able to eat some food as well, do some reading, and get up and move around more.

We ask for your prayers this week as I go to the next two treatments of Cyberknife. It is difficult to hold perfectly still and actually can be painful to hold a specific position for a long period of time. Please pray that I will be relaxed and calm as I face these treatments. We also ask that you pray for continued healing and the dying-off of this tumor.

Thank you for your prayers and support in so many ways,
Clint and Laura