Joe had an appointment today with his oncologist. The PET scan showed that there are more spots in his liver than the last test he had in the hospital. The Dr. could not say if any of these new spots were there before, but she did say that she was surprised to see them. The spot that he had in his colon however is no longer there. She said that it is hard to tell from this type of scan the activity in his stomach, but the fact that he is eating better is good. She has suggested a different chemo treatment than the last one he had.
She said that the nausea Joe experienced was some of the worst she's seen, so she wants to try a treatment that has the same efficiency but lower symptoms of nausea. He will be admitted to the hospital tomorrow and begin chemo treatment.
Since we don't know how Joe will react to treatement and whether his counts will go down, please refrain from visits at the hospital until we can give an update or call Audry to check on how he is feeling first.
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