August 6, 2006

Just two more triple doses on the every-three-weeks schedule.  Then it goes to every three months.  My oncologist, Jack Swanson, has changed his career path--he is staying with his partners, but is concentrating only on palliative care (working with the dying) at one of the local hospitals.  I will miss him very much, but the doc they recruited to fill his shoes seems like he will be an acceptable substitute.  He seems to be very open to patients bringing in ideas.  I've met him, but I haven't had an official appointment with him--that will happen in September.  My goal is to get a brain MRI, a PET scan, and to discuss Tykerb.

I still haven't scheduled surgery--maybe in January...