Dr. R Tomorrow

Busy week, capped off by an all-day (8:00am to 4:30pm) soccer tournament for John yesterday. (His team lost in the finals, even though they hadn't been expected to advance very far.)

I have a follow-up appointment with Dr. R tomorrow. It's been almost 6 months since I started Rituxan, so it's time to think about what our next step will be:

We could do nothing -- watching and waiting some more. We could do another 4 rounds of Rituxan -- something that is becoming more common for Follicular patients, but nowhere close to standard practice. Or we could find that things are growing enough that we need to move to the next step and start a fairly mild type of chemo.

That last option is unlikely, given that I feel pretty good and I'm not noticing any kind of external signs that would indicate the disease is progressing. The Rituxan did a decent job over the winter.

More likely it will be W & W or more Rituxan. Don't know if we'll make that final decision tomorrow, or if we'll get some kind of scan or sonogram first and then decide.

The appointment is at 3:15, so I won't update until tomorrow night or early Tuesday morning.

The important thing, of course, is that I feel good now, so we won't have to make a hurried decision.

Wish us luck.