Hey, all! Sorry to not update for so long. There has not been a lot to tell up until now. I saw the Doc on Monday and he told me my marker is rising again. It has gone from 56 to 80. So this regimen he has had me on is failing and we have to move to a new regimen ASAP.
Dr. Huh wants the new regimen to be a clinical trial. The problem with that is the medicine for the trial will cost me out of pocket because it is a pharmacy item. Anytime I get my medicine from the pharmacy I have to treat it as any other item and pay a co-pay amount every time I refill for the next treatment. Unfortunately cancer medicine from the pharmacy costs thousands of dollars and it sends my co-pay into the hundreds of dollars. So, Dr. Huh's staff is trying to find a way to fund the prescriptions for me. This is where the prayer request comes. Pray that we can find funding for my cancer medicine so I can participate in this clininal trial.
I am doing okay. Dr. Huh says that the cancer is still stable even though the marker has gone up again. Currently I'm still on the same regimen until we find out if the clinical trial will work out or not. One of the cancer medicines has caused my blood pressure to rise into dangerous territory so he took that medicine out of the regimen. My chemo pills are on hold until I get cleared for funding for those as well. Maybe God is trying to tell us something about this regimen ... GET OFF OF IT. IT'S NOT WORKING!!!! Of course I could be wrong. I am neither an Oncologist or God so it is hard for me to form an accurate oppinion.
As you can see there are many things to pray about concerning my cancer and treatments. In the mean time I do feel okay and the sickness is not a problem with this regimen so that's a blessing. My biggest problem is fatigue and I did pick up someone's cold over Memorial day weekend. Thanks to whoever you are that shared the germs. May God bless your armpits with the fleas of a thousand camels.
Thanks to all of you who pray so faithfully. You are the difference makers in this battle. God bless you all and I'll keep you posted on the clinical trial medicine.
In His care,
Warren and family.
6 comments:
Blame one of the Towbermans. It wasn't Mom or Dad or the Millers!
Glad to read your update! We will continue praying! I love the family picture! You and Tana look just the same. Your children are adorable (they look like their mother:)! I also see your sense of humor is still intact!:) Have a good weekend! Kristy Carlson Walker
Broke we love you and hope whoever gave you the cold gets elephantitis of the gut.
Martens' fam
Hey,
Just want to pop in and remind you that we are praying still.
Ryan and crew
Warren and family,
We continue to pray for you and our church is praying for you as well. I appreciate you keeping us informed through the blog. God is using you. Stay strong in Him.
(I think it was Jana....she was just telling me that she has the sniffles.)
We will keep praying for you and your sweet family. Our God is a God of miracles and abundant supply!!
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