Wednesday, May 5, 2010

chemo?

After the neuro ophthalmologist, we met with the oncologist. He told us that since we had be to Houston the year earlier, there were new medications that could be tried. We listened to the plan. A two prong chemotherapy attack. First temozolomide, which would be taken orally, and travel through the blood stream. Second, would be topotecan. This would be administered by injecting the chemical into a reservoir stored under the scalp. The medication would travel down a tube, which was inserted through the skull, and wash over the tumors topically.

Marie would have surgery to remove as much tumor as possible and the reservoir would be implanted as part of that operation .  

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