Now that I can no longer post to carepages, I will do my updates here. We’ll miss carepages, first introduced to us when our grandson was born at Brighams and whisked (with mom) away to Children’s where he had his first of a few heart surgeries. He’s a very healthy, athletic eleven year old! But then, and now, we needed a way to update and communicate easily with friends and family. So, thanks carepage!
GREAT NEWS! Lorlatinib is working for me. 75% reduction of the cancer in my meninges! I am having no symptoms from the cancer in my brain. I am having some minimal side effects from the lorlatinib doing its job in my brain. Lorlatinib is also controlling the cancer in other places of my body as well as my hero Xalkori Crizotinib did. High cholesterol is a side effect of the drug, so my Crestor has once again been increased, but I’ve been assured that this can be managed and wouldn’t be a reason to stop the lorlatinib. Whew! So, at the lower dose from when I began, it is still effective for me!
Dan and I drove to Boston Wednesday for the Thursday appointment. Our first test was at 6:30 AM. We were finished for the day at 2:45 PM and then Dan had to drive home in the pouring rain. Traffic was heavy heading out of the city, and then visibility was terrible on the highway. It got dark while still on the interstate. We stopped for a quick dinner and break in S. Portland, Between Augusta and Belfast it was mixed precipitation. But finally at 9:20 PM we pulled into the driveway, safe and sound. Dan’s my hero, always. The greeting by the three little dachshunds was as wonderful and crazy as always.
We are ever so grateful to/for everyone at Dana-Farber, everyone in lung cancer research, and our family for jumping in so we can travel.
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