Trial Updates and Stuff
Sorry for such a long gap in updates. I have been researching and researching and researching. Here is the bottom line. We are leaving for MD Anderson next week, probably the 15th or 16th. They have 72 Phase I trials down there (Houston, Texas). They have Jeff's medical records, but he will be evaluated by a team of people Oct. 20, to see if he qualifies for any. We could be down there a a few days or a few months.
There are two other trials aside from MD Anderson that are possibilities, but we haven't heard back from them yet. Jeff has decided that those two trials and MD Anderson will be his last shot unless there is some miracle cure that comes out.
He is looking at switching his pain medicine from oxycodone to methadone. We were going to switch before our trip to MD Anderson, but Jeff's mom brought up some concerns about safety related to having oxycodone and methadone in the body at the same time. If we stay for a trial in Houston then we will talk to the doctor down there about switching him. If we don't stay for a trial Jeff will probably switch when we get back. He is building up a tolerance to the oxycodone and it doesn't appear to be working as well.
His wound appears to have gotten slightly larger and the mesh seems to have loosened and moved around. He still has an infection and has not completed antibiotics. He doesn't have a fever and only has the odor from the wound and the drainage change from last update.
We will be driving down to Houston and we are checking out programs to help us with the costs of the hotel rooms. MD Anderson has a once a year program that allows for 5nights of a hotel to be paid, but they are not for sure what will be available because of the recent hurricane that hit the area.
I don't like to use Jeff's Web site to ask for donations, but our backs are up against a wall at this point. We are hoping for the hotel thru MD Anderson. If anyone is able to help contribute please send money to our PO Box below that our friends set up for us. Just want to thank everyone for all their support. Hope everything is well. I hope I haven't forgotten anything.
Jeff & Abby Young
PO BOX 53
Lawrence, Ks 66044
posted by Arty @ 10/08/2008 01:18:00 PM
1 Comments:
Good luck with the trials and as you know, a few months never means what the doctors say it means. I'm glad to know Jeff and you are still fighting! I saw the TV news back in June. Again like you were told back then "a few months" ... it never really means what they say it does. My great grandfather was told 6-months for Prostate Cancer and lived to fight for 15 or so years. That was about 20 years ago when the technology was so different.
Anyway, good luck and thanks for the update. Wish you both all the best. You are in our thoughts and prayers here in the desert.
Post a Comment
<< Home