[Pam P]

Chelee -- I think your pet/ct report is very good response after only 2 months on navelbine. Remember 2 months is only about 2 cycles of the chemo and changes in bones mets are slow to show up on scans. Looks to me like you have good news and every reason to stay with the current treatment. Tumor markers down! Spot on liver gone. You say the SUV on liver was low 2 months ago - now gone - might not have been mets, maybe just something else the scan detected. Sclerosis is a good thing to read on a scan re: bone mets - indicates healing of the bone. I'd be very happy with this report (of course we want it to be a total cure in 2 months, but short of that i think this is good). Because of your blood counts I recall you missed some dosing during the 2 months and still have a good response.

I think staying on the current navelbine and working with your doc to find the balance in dosage & neupogen that will allow you to get the most regular treatments is the way to go.

I've been on navelbine now since Nov. (for the 2nd time). My white blood count has been low but i've been able to maintain my "3 weeks on 1 week off" schedule with the neupogen shots. My tumor markers have not come down I have a pet/ct scan coming up on 2/16 and am praying to see improvement on the report.
I hope you can have a good meeting with your doc on Monday. I know you don't often feel you get what you need from your doc, but hope you can find a way for better understanding for you and more & better explanations coming from your doc. Pam
Pam