Short Update

Carrie met with an Oncologist today at MD Anderson in Houston and he agrees with our Oncologist at UAB with the method of treatment that has been recommended to us. We meet with a specialist on Monday just for another confirmation of the treatment.

Good News

Carrie met with the Oncologist this afternoon and today's CT Scan came back clean. Woo Hoo!!! We go to M D Anderson in Houston on the 29th of October just to make sure that we are following the right course of action. Carrie will get CT Scans every 3 months for the next 2 years and then every 4-6 months for 3 more years. Carrie's status for taking chemo is still undecided and we are waiting to hear what M D Anderson says before proceeding with any treatment. Carrie has been released for work and plans on starting back on the 21st of October.

And the journey continues

Carrie met with her Oncologist, Dr. Mollie DeShazo, yesterday at UAB. Dr. DeShazo is considered the "expert" for Carrie's form of cancer and Carrie's case is the third case Dr. DeShazo has seen, EVER. Carrie has been prescribed a drug called Mitatane. It is a different type of chemotherapy in that it doesn't kill the white blood cells like the typical chemo treatments and it is in a pill form. The side effects of the medicine, include nausea, diarrhea and vertigo. They are going to start Carrie on a very low dose(500mg) and it increase it to 2g over the next few weeks. She will have to take the drug daily and continue to take it for 6 months to a year. Due to the rarity of the cancer Dr. DeShazo is trying to contact other doctors at other clinics to get some info on how to handle this.