Clinical Trial #2!!

It's been a while since I've updated so I thought I'd let everyone know what's been going on. I went back to Houston last week for a check up since my surgery. The surgeon said everything looks good and everything has healed up nicely. I saw my Oncologist also. Found out that the tumor they removed that's sitting in the lab is growing cancer cells "beautifully". Which is a good thing. So we have that there for future use(see my last post about the vaccine). She said my x-ray only showed 1 tumor had grown in size just a tiny bit. That really put my mind at ease. I made myself sick worrying that they were all growing and had doubled in size. I try not to think the worst, but I always do. In all my check ups went good. I got a call today from the clinical nurse. I have to be back in Houston Monday, so David and I are heading up there Sunday. I have to sign the consent to start the trial on Monday, then I have a full week of appointments. Scans, blood work, EKG's, eye check up.....all the "fun" stuff. Then Friday I will start taking the pills. They are a combonation of a MEC and BRAF inhibitor. So they are going to target two of the chains that come before it turns into cancer. That's my way to explain it haha!! I have to stay in Houston after that just in case I have a reaction to the meds. They really want me to stay the full 15 days, but of course they can't make me. After talking with her I decided to stay and if I feel okay and don't have any worries then I will come home for a couple days and then go back. David will be with me the first week, and my mom is going to fly up there for the second week. I'm so glad that we will be staying in a hotel and not the hospital. So I searched the internet all day looking for a cheap, but decent hotel. We got one that has a kitchenette in it so we can cook instead of eating out. Gotta go as cheap as we can. So that pretty much sums it up for now. Looks like Houston is gonna be my home for the next two weeks. I really wish it was summer so Brayden could go. I just really hate leaving him. Especially for that long. But I know he's being well taken care of while I'm gone. When I find out a little more about the trial I will share it with everyone. I'm really really REALLY praying it doesn't affect me very bad so I can work and lead a somewhat normal life.