UPDATE FROM NUCLEAR MEDICINE BUNKER IN THE SKY - 6 JUNE 2023
The PET-MRI scan from the end of last month did show active malignancy. I had suspected as much - the rising Ca125 and the feeling of having something going on in my butt were clues - so I was disappointed but not really surprised. Dr M. was back in heels, feet fully recovered, when I saw her for the bad news. We talked a bit about options - Carboplatin still seems the obvious choice as it's worked before and it seems I could have it with paclitaxel again, same as the first regime. I'm not keen on this as my hair would fall out again (I know, trivial) but of more concern, the peripheral neuropathy might get worse. Then, for carboplatin alone, there's a trial - one arm gets the standard carboplatin-only treatment - 6 cycles at three-weekly intervals (15 weeks). The other arm gets an 'adaptive' carboplatin regime - once the first cycle is over, the dose of carboplatin depends on your Ca125 level just before the next one is due. This may have a bonus of reducing sid...