Jeff Young's Fight Against Colon Cancer

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Update with new tests

Jeff's chemo went well today. He is not on red blood cell boosters. He is still slightly anemic, but his count are up from last time. He has three appointments left. We are in the home stretch. The doctor scheduled an MRI for his head and a bone test will be scheduled. Jeff has been having some headaches and at times has become disoriented. The docotor just wants to make sure everything is okay up there. He did stress that it is highly unlikely for for colon cancer to spread to the brain, so he feels that the test should come back fine. The bone test is due to the pain that Jeff has been experiencing. He has had back pain off and on for years, but it is more intense and consistent since the chemo started. Jeff also gets severe joint pains like arthritis. The doctor again just wants to make sure that there is not something else going on with his bones and joints. Again the doctor thinks the results will come back fine, but just wants to be on top of things. Jeff 60-day CT check up will be Feb 21st; the same day as his next chemo treatment.

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