Visit with the Oncologist

Sherida visited her oncologist today. He gave her some very potent drugs to help with the pain. On Wednesday she goes to MaKay-Dee hospital in Ogden on Wednesday for "Mapping" to determine which areas of her body needs radiaion. Leo will have radiation treatments in Logan to try to shrink the tumor on her back. The doctor gave her 2 IV's (one to strengthen the bones so they don't fracture as much) which should help. He also gave her a shot of Tomixifin to slow the cancer down (cancer is Estrogyn based and apparently is receptive to Tomixifin). They cannot do any chemotherapy until the radiation is done, so Sherida has time to think about if she wants it or not. The doctor emphasized that this is totally incurable, but he feels they could make her more comfortable and possibly lengthen her time somewhat (several months). They have to be careful getting her up so fractures are minimized, but she has to get up regularly because this illness is prone to clots. By getting her up, it minimizes the possiblity of a blood clot.