Biopsy Results

A lot has happened today. This morning, we found out that Adrienne has to restart the trial by next Monday or she's out so preparations are being made furiously to get her started again. This afternoon, I called the urologist about biopsy results. Originally they told me it would take 5-7 days but they were back today. The oral read was chronic and acute cystitis with ulcerations but no cancer (we didn't expect any but still it's nice to hear). While Adrienne is feeling better, we don't know if any healing has happened and we don't feel like we have a good understanding of the risks of restarting treatment. She sees the onc in the morning so we can decide. I told Adrienne it was totally her decision but she's afraid, of course, that things will get out of control quickly and she'll be as miserable as she was before. I've written about her problems at a fairly high level, but suffice it to say, this has been one of the worst, most painful experiences she's been through in her 12 years of cancer treatment.

Adrienne's onc at City of Hope says we should give it a try with mesna and hydration and hope for the best. If the symptoms even begin to reappear, then she should go off. That sounds like a reasonable option. I'm waiting to hear back from her onc at Stanford/LPCH. I'll write more tomorrow after all the opinions and plans are in.