Upcoming Scan

So we haven't updated the blog lately since not a whole lot has happened. But on Wednesday Carrie goes to UAB for a CT Scan and we will have the results of the scan Wednesday afternoon. The results will tell us if we stay here continuing to take the Sutent or go to Houston for 8 weeks for a clinical trial. I have been asked about trial concerning whether Carrie would get the actual drug or just placebo. Carrie asked her doctor about this when she was out there the first part of August and they told her that this trial doesn't have placebos. Everyone in the trial gets the drug. I will update the blog and Facebook Wednesday afternoon to let everyone know what we found out.

Latest News from Houston

Since Carrie is on vacation I am stepping up and updating the blog for her. Don't worry, I have been informed that she will be proof reading my update and add any details that I miss.

So now for the latest.....

After meeting with doctors at MD Anderson, they have agreed to two plans. Plan A being that Carrie is to continue taking the Sutent chemo for now. She will finish this round on the 19th of August, and have a CT scan done on September 1st. If there are positive results from this treatment then she will continue on this course. If the scan shows that the current treatment is not working then they will go to plan B, which is the clinical trial. The trial will consist of Carrie going back to MD Anderson shortly after the scan. She will be there for 8 weeks taking two drugs through infusion therapy. I do not know the names of the drugs but I do know that one is already FDA approved and the other isn't. There are 20 spots open for this trial and 6 are already taken. Of these six, five have shown positive results from the treatment. So that is a bit of good news. Carrie is in good spirits. She is enjoying spending time with her dad and family in Houston this week and I am looking forward to having her back in Auburn on Saturday. :) Again thanks to everyone for your thoughts and prayers.

Jason