PRAISE!!!

Great news!!! We had a scheduled appointment with Dr. Becdach this morning to evaluate the first round of chemotherapy. He had nothing but good things to say! Dad had maintained his weight which is so important and all his blood work tests came back perfectly normal! He and dad discussed the side effects that he had and all the complications that came along with "week 2". They were all normal and expected. He told Dad he could expect the same thing again with this round. It is amazing to me how quickly he heals. If you saw him last week and then saw him today, it is like you are looking at two different people! I am so happy that he has "week 3" to look forward to! (If there is such a thing as "looking forward" to week 3 of a treatment round..ha!) Seriously, he has felt great this past week! Praise be to God who is the great healer!!!!

The best part is when he examined Dad and felt the cancer spots that were clearly visible on his neck. The big one has substantially gotten smaller and the smaller one near his collar bone is significantly smaller as well!! Dr. Becdach was happy that he was able to "move it around" whatever that means! He said that he is definitely responding to the treatment! How GREAT is our GOD!!!

With things going as hoped, they went ahead with a plan. He started round 2 today with the pump infusion chemotherapy which he will wear through Thursday. He will have the "shot" on Friday which causes the aching bones but he managed to work through it in a day or so last time so we pray for that again.

Next Monday (the 3rd) he will go in for Erbitux infusion
The following Monday (the 10th) he will go for Erbitux infusion

On Tuesday, May 11 he will go to Huntsville for a PET/CT scan! This will give them something to compare with the PET scan from January. If things are still going as expected, they will start two more rounds of chemo. That was new information to us, but if that is what it takes then that is what we will do! Dr. Becdach mentioned that he would then send him back to Birmingham for evaluation at that point. We do have an opinion about that, (for those of you who remember we were not really fond of the oncologist we saw down there) but we will cross that bridge when we get there!

So first and foremost praise God for what he has done! Amazing! Please continue to pray for the side effects and the effectiveness of this second round and start praying for the scans on May 11.

Love and blessings to you all!