Going Up!

We saw Dr. Ahmed this afternoon. After consultation, we are going to try 100 mg of Tarceva. He did say that he thought that would be Randy's maximum dose. He did not think that 150 mg would be possible, but we will just have to wait and see.

The doctor did give Randy a shot of Procrit to help fight the fatigue factor. He had blood work done this morning and it did show a couple of issues. One was the low hemoglobin level which contributes to the fatigue. The shot should help that. The other is a little more troubling. His creatinin which is a measure of kidney function is slightly elevated. The doctor wants Randy to increase fluids and have it rechecked in a week. Over the years, this level has fluctuated a bit but not too much. It isn't high, just out of the normal range. Hopefully it is an hydration issue and nothing more. We are not going to get too concerned until we are sure of the cause.

All in all, the doctor seemed to be pleased with the level of Randy's tolerance for the 75mg dose. In two weeks, he will have another CAT Scan and that will tell us more about the effectiveness of the Tarceva, as well as any spread of the disease.

Thank you for all of your expressions of concern, calls, emails, cards and hugs. You are all so important to us as we travel down this bumpy road. We offer prayers of thanksgiving daily for all of the blessings God has heaped upon us in the form of all of you.

Continue to pray for us. God continues to cover us with his grace and shroud us in his love.

Peace to all of you.

Randy & Sue