Great Pumpkin, we hardly knew you. But we’re kicking you to the curb!
Because of the Heart Issues, The Oncologist is switching me to “non-cardiotoxic” drugs, even though my heart seems to be in tip–top shape. The concern, The Oncologist says, is that one of the former chemo drugs, 5-fluorouracil, was causing vasospasms, which can mimic a heart attack, and also cause a heart attack. She is solidly in the anti-heart attack camp.
So, the new chemo regimen switches from every other week to three weeks on-one week off. Downside: more chemo cycles, of course. Pluses: No Great Pumpkin and a regimen that is supposedly better tolerated.
In the meantime, cardiologist Dr. Brian is still convinced that something might be amiss with the heart-lung ecosystem, so we get yet another CT Scan tomorrow (I’ve lost track how many I’ve had) to check for a blood clot in the lung. I expect/hope/pray they find nothing.
Onward.
[Changes, by Charles Bradley (you were expecting Bowie, weren’t you?)]