Did my CT scan last two days, the result are bad. My chinese medic are not doing very well. in 6 months, the tumour have spread to my left lung and the right lung tumour are getting bigger.
Should I continue with chinese medic and Qi Gong or should I go for Alimta. Doctor advice go alimta for 6 cycle then stop and rest. This will prolonged my life span. Looking at the 2 blogger, both with different choice after 3 years still facing the same difficulty really make me down.
My sister in law are making new medic for me to try again.
Yesterday, I have suck out the water in my lung, I think I felt better today. But the doctor say the water will be back anytime as the tumour is very active.
Me too, when lung fluid build up and drain out in Oct 2010 , doctor say that it may come back . God bless, after the treatment with Alimta , it stable my condition and upto now, lung fluid still under control . Anyway, if happen it build up again, doctor can perform a procedure to inject some kind of powder o chest wall , help o seal up the gap to minimise fluid build .
ReplyDeleteE mail me and I will send you the information . I did my fluid drain out in Sunway by one of the surgeon. ( skcsk@msn.com )
About Alimta,it did work well for me in 2009 , 3 cycles Alimta + Cisplatin , scan show stable , then , rest for 3 months, start again with only Alimta . Then, rest for six months, scan show stable . Continue to rest and fuild start buld up , proceed to drain out , then, scan show tumor grow double the size .
Start Alimta again , 3 cycles in 2010 , scan show stable , Reat for 6 months , scan still show stable . I rest again and have scan 3 monhs later . Too back , tumor grow again for about 3 cm in just 3 months .
Now I know that the treatment for 3 cycles will last me stable for not more than 6 months .
Proceed chemo with another drug Texotere for 3 cycles , scan show stable and take a rest . The side effect is tough.
By now it is about 4 months . Scan just few days before last Christmas still show stable . Anyway, decided to start treatment , plan for 3 cycles with Alimta + Carboplatin, as I would like to have holiday in coming June school holiday , so, do it now and by June I should be ready to travel .