Tuesday, January 19, 2010

A Freshly Squeezed Update....

It's about that time.....time for an update on Eric and his treatments....

So had I interviewed Eric this is how it would go:

Me: Eric how do you feel?

Eric: Oh Fine.....

Me: How was Chemo today?

Eric: Oh Fine......

Now.....an interview from me:

How is Eric feeling? He is feeling pretty well considering the nastiness of the drugs...he is usually very tired the evening of Chemo day.......but not really sick...just feeling achy and flu like symptoms (not all the time though)

How many treatments does he have left? Eric had his 5th treatment yesterday. He is currently scheduled for 8 treatments - after his 8th treatment (6 weeks from now) they will re-evaluate the tumors and decide if further treatment is needed.

Is the tumor gone? Well we don't know with 100% certainty that the tumors are gone but it would appear that they are. (Tests at the end of 8 treatments will help determine that) The mass in Eric's neck seems to be all but non-existent and in speaking with his Dr. yesterday he was very pleased with how things were going and looking...

What is ahead and how can you pray......
As long as Eric stays healthy his last treatment is scheduled for March 2nd.....Please pray that after this all the tests that are necessary will show that the tumor is gone and no further treatments are necessary.




4 comments:

guthridge said...

Yeah, so happy to hear the doc thinks things are looking in your favor!! You have both been amazing through all this.

Noelle said...

Yeah!! That seems to be good news. Keep up the good work Eric and those nasty drugs:) Will continue to pray for good results after your 8th treatment!

John said...

Prayin for you man. Thanks for the update.

Kristina said...

Wonderful news! We'll keep praying!