UPDATE: Chemo and immunotherapy
2 February 2024Hi friends, family & donors:
just a bit of an update regarding my current treatment plan. I have now completed 13 rounds of chemo and immunotherapy and have undergone a CT scan recently. The metastasis in my bladder has grown from 12mm to 22mm and the 3 x spots in my lungs have now grown further to 8mm, 6mm and 5mm respectively. Even with the further growth there has been no further spread and thus my disease is classified as stable.
The last couple of weeks have been quite testing with severe pain symptoms from the tumor in my bladder. Last week I ended up in the emergency department and was hospitalised twice in one week with severe pain due to my bladder cancer. I was referred to a specialist and underwent TURBT surgery yesterday, the urologist managed to scrape off most of the cancer in my bladder but there were places he could not reach. I have been referred for radiation to my bladder in an attempt to kill of the remaining cancer in the bladder.
We are still hopeful and will probably soon start with the second line of chemotherapy as it looks like the first line is not effective anymore. We are also pursuing alternative therapy in an attempt to curtail further spread and growth.
My family and I would like to thank all of our generous donors as we have been able to use your generosity to pay for unfunded treatment and ongoing alternative therapy.
Thank you for your continuous support, may God bless you all!
Conrad, Yolandi and Sons
