This is Jim Breitfeller's journey into the Maze of Melanoma. Jim Breitfeller has gathered medical information for the patient and the caregiver. As Lance Armstrong would say "Lets stand Up to Cancer" Jim's Battle with the Beast July 2005 to present.
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Some bad News!!!!!!!!
The PET/CT scan showed five new sites of cancer. Four of which are on my back and the other one appear to be on my lung. The doctor has rushed me in to have a CAT scan of my head. The scan is scheduled for 2:00 pm June 21.I have signed up for a National Cancer Institute Clinical Trial (NCT00104988) "Thalidomide and Temozolomide in treating patients with Stage IV Melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery." The drugs are not covered by the trial which will run $3000.00 a month. Pharmacare will pick up most of the tab but we will be left with a 130.00 a month copay Hey!!!! it is only money.They are calling the nodules hypermetabolic so time is of the essence. So I will be starting the trial as soon as possible.So it looks like I might have the summer off.Take Care and I will keep you posted
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