June Updates
Well, I started a post in April, got side tracked by many good and not so good things, and am finally coming back to this for some updates. It's been since August of last year, which is crazy, so I guess we're due. Not coincidentally, I started Trodelvy in August and am trying to squeeze every last ounce of efficacy out of this drug as possible. We've reduced the dose to 80% after some low white blood cell counts back in the fall and in the hopes that it would mitigate the side effects. It's been somewhat better, but I also think SEs are cumulative, at least in my case. The fatigue is pretty intense, but the drugs for the nausea side effects are really helping. On the amazing side- four stable scans! Yay modern meds! And this is a relatively new one- approved about two years ago for my type of cancer. Not side note- funding for research is absolutely necessary. What's going on with HHS, NIH and trickling down to academia is hurting research now and will hurt res...
