So here’s what happened in bullet points for ease of understanding:
1) Medical oncologist thinks that chemo is not the cure-all for these types of tumors that some think it is, and instead suggested that we do another drug therapy (which I need to go get filled at Target). I like this guy and he sounds like he knows what he’s doing, so we’re going to play along for now.
2) He also wants Adam to have a colonoscopy to rule out colon cancer and/or some genetic abnormalities that may accompany colon pollops (which we don’t know if he has, or not), as there is a correlation between colon cancer and these types of tumors. If he has the pollops, then we do genetic testing to see if there’s a genetic component. If so, there are currently no drugs to treat that genetic component of the cancer, but there are many drugs in the works that might 5-7 years down the line. That’s a lot of ifs, though, obviously. Hopefully we won’t get to the end of that line. The colonoscopy will happen post-radiation.
3) The radiology oncologist was awesome. Adam is scheduled to start radiation on October 27th. It will likely be a 5-6 week stint, everyday. They did a CAT scan today so that they can map the radiation over the next few days. He got his rad radiation tats so they know where to put the electrodes, et al. each day. We got a fun cancer bag of stuff.
4) I have to run around on Monday and get a few more pieces of medical imaging for the radiologist so that she can get the best mapping possible.
