This in from Brenda


WE WENT TO THE CANCER DR YESTERDAY IN CHAPEL HILL AND HE WENT OVER THE SCANS WITH US AND AGREED WITH DR. PUCKETT ABOUT GOING BACK ON THE SUTENT, THE FIRST PILL GENE WENT ON, SAID HE DIDNT THINK WE GAVE IT LONG ENOUGH TO WORK, ALSO HE SAID IN CLINICAL TRAILS THAT THE DRIP THAT HE WAS ON DID CAUSE 4 PEOPLE OUT OF SEVERAL HUNDRED TO GET BOOP. HOWEVER HE DID SAY AFTER THEY GOT THEIR LUNGS CLEARED UP THEY TRIED IT AGAIN AND 2 OUT THE 4 WERE OK.  SO AT A LATER DATE WE MIGHT TRY IT AGAIN AND THEN IF HIS LUNGS ACT UP WE WILL NOT GO BACK ON IT AGAIN.  WE WILL SEE HOW THIS PILL WORKS AGAIN. 
 
HE IS ALSO GOING  NEXT WED AND HAVE THE HERNIA FIXED, HE JUST INSIST ON DOING IT AND THE DR'S SAID IF HE IS GOING TOO THAT THIS WOULD BE THE PERFECT TIME SINCE HE HAS BEEN OFF OF CHEMO FOR 2 1/2 MONTHS (SCARY)  TUMORS HAVE GROWN SOME BUT HE WANTS THIS FIXED BEFORE HE GOES BACK ON IT AND WE HAVE TO WAIT 3 WEEKS AFTER BEFORE WE CAN START IT.  SO KEEP THE PRAYERS COMING.  HE WILL BE IN THE HOSP. AT LEAST 4 DAYS UNTIL EVERYTHING WORKS AGAIN.  THE MESH WILL BE APPROX THE SIZE OF A BASKETBALL TO FIT OVER THE LARGE HERNIA.  WE GO BACK TO THE LUNG DR ON THE 29TH AND WE ARE HOPING HIS LUNGS ARE BETTER AND MAYBE THEY WILL CUT DOWN HIS STERIODS. 
 
WE LOVE YOU ALL AND KEEP THE PRAYERS COMING.
 
BRENDA

HELLO EVERYONE,
 
WE GOT HOME FROM THE HOSP. TUES AFTERNOON.  GENE IS FEELING PRETTY GOOD, JUST REAL SORE.  GOT LOTS OF STAPLES.  DR. SAID EVERYTHING WENT FINE.  WE GO BACK ON TUES , HOPEFULLY GET THE DRAIN TUBE OUT AND SOME STAPLES.  I GUESS WE WILL START BACK ON THE CHEMO PILLS THE END OF THE MONTH. 
 
THANKS FOR ALL THE PRAYERS, CARDS AND THOUGHTS.  WE LOVE YOU ALL.
 
BRENDA

New information from Brenda:


SORRY ITS TAKEN ME SO LONG TO SEND E-MAIL.  MY COMPUTER IS UP STAIR WITH ALL MY ADDRESSES AND ALSO WE HAVENT HAD MUCH CHANGE LATELY. 
 
GENE HAS BEEN ON THE PILL FOR 27 DAYS TAKES THE LAST ONE TOMORROW AND GETS A 14 DAY REST.  HIS MOUTH IS SORE, FEET AND FINGER TIPS.  SAYS HE DONT WANT TO TAKE IT ANYMORE, WE WILL SEE.  WE  ALSO  GO TO THE CANCER DR TOMORROW, DONT KNOW IF HE IS GOING TO DO ANYTHING OR NOT.  JUST A CHECK UP.  WE DONT GO TO CHAPEL HILL UNTIL 8/7 FOR THE CT AND APPT WITH DR. KIM.  IT A HURRY UP AND WAIT THING.  IF WE FIND OUT ANYTHING TOMORROW I WILL LET YOU KNOW.  HE IS ALSO TIRED AND JUST DONT FEEL GOOD, HAS BEEN HAVING SOME BACK PAIN AND A LITTLE STOMACH PAIN.  NOT SURE WHAT THAT IS.
 
WE LOVE YOU ALL AND WILL EMAIL LATER.
 
LOVE
 
BRENDA AND GENE

Good news from Brenda

HELLO EVERYONE,
 
JUST A NOTE TO LET YOU KNOW WE ARE ALL FINE.  GENE LAST CT SHOW A SHRINKAGE IN TUMORS. 
HE HAS TO HAVE HIS HERNIA RE-DONE.  STILL ON CHEMO PILLS 28 DAYS AND THEN OFF 14, SIDE EFFECTS
SEEMS TO BE LITTLE BETTER.   MEAN AS EVER, SO I GUESS HE IS DOING OK!!!
 
THANKS FOR ALL THE PRAYERS, LOOKS AS THOUGH THEY ARE WORKING, KEEP THEM COMING. 
 
WE LOVE YOU ALL.
 
BRENDA AND GENE