The Cancer Is Moving Forward

We went to the Cancer Treatment Centers of America last week for Matt to have chemo and we discussed with the doctor that Matt was having a lot of back pain.  The oncologist shared with us that Matt's blood work did not look good and he suspected that the cancer was on the move again.  He ordered a ct scan as well as a bone scan for Matt.  The ct scan showed that the cancer in the lungs and liver are stable, but something showed up on Matt's spine exactly where he has been having pain.

The bone scan showed definitively that there is now cancer tumors in Matt's upper spine and it also showed something going on in his upper femur.  Of course we were both very upset by this news.  The oncologist said that Colon Cancer usually does not move to the bones, but here we are.


Matt switched around his chemo cocktail and has dropped two of the three medications and added a new one.  This new chemo drug will cause him to break out in a very bad rash that will look like acne.  So poor Matt now gets to go through puberty all over again!  :)  So if you see him looking like a pimply faced teenager you will know why!! 

This new chemo cocktail requires Matt to be at the cancer center every week.  This will be difficult on our family, especially our children.  Matt will only go to chemo if I am with him.  



Matt will also see a radiologist next week to discuss radiation to his spine and maybe his leg although he is not having any pain there yet.  The radiation will hopefully kill the tumors as well as help to alleviate Matt's pain. Bone metastasis can become extremely painful so we hope to stop the spread with the new chemo medicine.

We are entering into some scary stuff.  Please continue to pray for Matt and our family.  Please pray that Matt will not have a lot of pain.  Thank you again for being such wonderful friends!