I had my consult with the radiation oncologist today. They will call in a few days to schedule the scan for the mapping to do the radiation on the primary tumor in my upper right lobe. 90% of the time the radiation eliminates the tumor completely and leaves just a little bit of scar tissue. This is awesome. But it also doesn’t mean that the cancer is gone. I will take the elimination of the tumor though because if it’s not there it can’t be throwing things up at my brain. I’ll keep you all posted as we go along.
I’ll still be getting the Ramicirumab every 2 weeks. And we’ll watch the 2 small nodules that are possibly cancer. They’ve been there since the first scan, but too small to fuss with unless there’s been rapid change since we stopped the Abraxane end of April. (I was supposed to have had the consult already, but the lung infection + family vacation delayed things.)
LEAN IN TO JOY with BONEWEAVER 
Like you, my sister needed to have a brain met removed surgically (she was already diagnosed with lung cancer), and since has had several smaller bits removed with radiation treatments. So far, these treatments have all worked as expected.
She just started a new drug trial this past week, a new targeted drug for KRAS G12C (the drug doesn’t even have a name yet: it’s just called BBO-8520) + keytruda (keytruda has been kinder to her than it has been to you).
Cancer is a bitch, but the new treatments are really quite amazing. My sister has been living with the disease that is ultimately going to kill her for 6 years now. She is always willing to try new routes of treatment, both trial drugs and some alternative studies as well. I guess right now she sees as her cancer treatments as her health focus so that she can continue to do the things that matter to her: making quilts, traveling, and staying active in her church’s music program.
And yeah…eliminating a tumor is bad ass. It just is…as are you, my beautiful friend!
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