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Chemo Begins A pod with a view All of Aaron's oncologists agreed that it is time to use chemo. He hasn't been feeling well for a few weeks and chemo should give him a boost and take care of the cancer for a while. He will receive two different chemo drugs Carboplatin and Pemetrexed. He will receive his infusions once every three weeks here in Utah. He will also continue to take Tagrisso, the targeted drug he has been on for 15 months. It's also possible he will have the small spot in his brain radiated. Before the chemo infusion he is given two different IV nausea meds that last for 4-5 days. After the 4th day he will take oral nausea meds and that regiment should curb any sick stomach feelings. He will most likely feel extreme fatigue for about a week. Since this is his first dose we are just going to have to wait and see what the side effects are like for him. Looking back, it's been nine months since one of his doctors recommended chemo and Aaron said not ...

Aaron is officially out of the drug trial in Sacramento. Had he not had a brain MRI he would still be eligible, but because he was having balance issues and some slurred speech a few weeks ago, we needed to make sure the cancer wasn't wide spread in his brain. His ct scan showed minimal progression in the lungs and the MRI showed one small, 5mm, spot of cancer in his brain. That spot is what got him booted out of the trial. Now we move on to the next treatment. We will meet with a doctor in Colorado to discuss options and Aaron has already signed up for another possible drug trial in Sacramento. In order to be eligible for that trial he would need another needle biopsy . In the meantime he will continue to take Tagrisso and hope that it is enough to get us to our next step.