27th
March, 2012,
We both went to work, though every fibre of me just wanted to be
with Chris. I can't explain, just how much, every thought in our mind was on
our next meeting with Dr Blood... we wanted answers. It's the waiting that just
eats you up, anyone that has been sucked
into the medical system knows exactly how this feels. Time means
nothing, it doesn't matter how anxious you are, you just have to wait!!!
Chris
spoke to the Clinical Trial Co-ordinator.. the decision to enter the clinical
trial was still not made, although we were definitely leaning towards the
trial. There seemed to be a lot more monitoring of the patient & they
conduct a pet scan, after two chemo sessions, which they normally wouldn't do.
I could go into all the differences, but the main thing to us was, if all was
going well, you were randomly chosen & may end up with one of the chemo
drugs being removed (the one that is toxic on the lungs).
Chris
also left several messages for Dr Blood, as she eagerly wanted to discuss the
results of the PET scan. We were all on eggshells, waiting to hear back from
him. Finally he called, after several stalking calls to his receptionist. He
told Chris not to worry and that he would know more once he met with his
clinical team (next planned for the morning of the 3rd April, 2012). However,
he decided that Chris would need to have the bone marrow biopsy, yes, this was
the one thing Chris had dreaded... urgh ok, so the good news was that there was
not a lot of time to be anxious...It was booked in for tomorrow morning.
FYI~Below is a lovely little diagram of where the bone marrow biopsy takes place on the body, if you have a really strong stomach you can even YouTube the whole darn procedure.
P.S "Kids don't try this at home"
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