Update

Sorry it's been so long since the last update. Here's the latest.

Insurance: It looks like they will pay for Avastin but not Oxiliplatin. We’re still appealing this, but I’m starting to have some pretty severe neuropathy from the Oxiliplatin. It’s pretty difficult to type these days – I have to do the two-finger peck while looking at the keyboard (and I still make a mistake with every-other word). So, perhaps there was a blessing in disguise in the insurance decision, because it turns out that the neuropathy is due to nerve damage, and it can take months or even years to recover. I’ve stopped taking the drug and will be glad when some of the feeling in my hands/feet starts to return.

Tumors: Had a scan 2 weeks ago. More “slow growth” I’m gathering information for NIH/NCI, but have been so distracted by the insurance fight that I haven’t gotten it in the mail yet.

Colon: I had some bleeding that gave the Dr. some concern that perhaps things had spread to the colon and weren’t showing up on the scan, so last Friday I had a colonoscopy and it turned out that everything was completely cancer-free and the bleeding was due to some small internal hemorrhoids that weren’t even worth removing.

I want to thank everyone again for your prayers and love and support and the many generous offers to help in so many ways. It seems like there's an new blessing almost every day -- I can't tell you how blessed and thankful I am.