I was supposed to start my 14th round of chemo, but my Oncologist decided not to. First, my CA-19 numbers shot up to 2000. Obviously the Oxaliplatin was doing the major lifting of the 4 drugs. We could have started the next treatment consisting of Gemcitabine and Albumin-bound paclitaxel, but because it is supposed to be an every week for 3 weeks the a week off, and I have this Germany trip in the middle of that, he decided to give me a break.
As for the clinical trial in Bethesda, MD we’re just working out a day I can go up for baseline tests and then figure out when to start treatments in January. I will most likely fly up the first few times until I know I won’t be kicked out right away. Then we will look for good weather to get the RV up there. At the moment I am looking to stay at Fort Belvoir just south on the Potomac River. Just down the street from Mount Vernon. There are no RV parks close to DC. All but one would take about 2 hours to get to the NIH by metro (for when the weather is really bad). The one I wanted to stay at, Cherry Hill on the northern beltway would only allow us 90 days in a 12 month period. I don’t want to change RV parks if at all possible, especially in bad weather. I still may have a problem on the Army base because they say I can’t reserve another 90 days until I have finished the first one. In the summer this place probably fills up. I wrote the Commanding Officer of the base trying to play the sympathy card but haven’t heard back. I may have to track him down in person once I’m there. What do I have to lose?
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