I had another CT scan (as I do every 3 months) of my abdomen and pelvis on June 29th and follow up appointment with Dr. Werner and Ester (PA) a few days later.
I was shown my CT results from this visit in comparison to before starting Palbocicib the oral chemo medication.
The scan results were great and we started to see some shrinking of my tumors!
Results:
A soft tissue density nodule in the retroperitoneum adjacent to the right psoas muscle has decreased in size now a maximum axial diameter of 1.5 cm, decreased from 1.8 cm on the previous examination. Peritoneal or omental implants in the upper abdomen have also decreased in size. The largest, seen just inferior to the gallbladder now measures 1.7 cm in greatest axial diameter, decreased from 2 cm on the previous study. When looking a my CT scans, there are a few tumors that aren't being looked at due to how small they are now. The vaginal cuff tumor was measured as 24 mm x 21 mm now compared to previous scan. Dr. Zempolich states that she is unable to feel this tumor as easily now during my exams.
I haven't been feeling the best over the last few months, lots of fatigue and foggy brain. I have always been somewhat anemic before cancer, but was feeling worse and this time I had my Ferritin levels checked which were very low. I started receiving iron transfusions every Friday in August for 5 weeks with each treatment being about 1 hr. It took a few weeks to notice a change, but wow, I didn't realize just how exhausted I was and started to have some energy again!
I also started to get a shot every 6 months called Prolia. It is a medication that is given to strengthen my bones since the chemo medication depletes my bone strength. Luckily I haven't noticed any side effects.
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