Adrienne is scheduled for her PET/CT on Thursday at Stanford, with checkups with her oncologist and radiation oncologist. She doesn't want to have the tests done at City of Hope anymore because they don't have the combined PET/CT like they do at Stanford. She has to go for one visit for the CT (drinking horrible stuff for 24 hours before) and then back for the PET. Since we know that she's PET-positive and that her last relapse did not show on her CT, it seems that the combined PET/CT is the best thing. We're thinking that scans every four months is probably a good schedule.
Adrienne's doctor at City of Hope has suggested a new drug called SAHA. It is in Phase II clinical trials right now for Hodgkin's Disease and has been very effective for other tumors. It's an oral chemo with minimal side effects so we'll discuss that along with some other treatments in the event that Adrienne's scans show that she's not in remission.
Adrienne had a good visit to St. Louis and enjoyed seeing her friend. She's never been to the midwest before so it turned out to be quite a cultural experience. Toasted ravioli was high on her list of new experiences, but sushi is still preferred when possible.
The house is coming along nicely. We actually have a few chairs now and some TV, though our satellite Dish Network is giving us a real hassle and getting service is tough in this area. We've heard that cable isn't good around here so that's why we decided to go with satellite. Hopefully everything will be working soon.
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