Thanks for the information. She finished her first round of radiation and chemo and today went in for another round of MRI, CT, PET,and exrays. I imagine she'll let me know tomorrow what the news is.
I don't think she'll consider any of the options you mentioned. We've talked about it but she's just content to let the doctors make the calls and hope for the best.
She's still smoking. I don't think she'll quit. It's frustrating to read about all of you folks doing everything you can to help yourselves and her basically doing nothing. I don't understand it.
I think the cancer may have moved into her bones. She's been complaining about hurting all over - like body aches when you have the flu. Her oncologist told her not to stop taking her pain meds only I (we) thought it was until the radiation burns healed. I think he suspected the cancer had advanced but kept quiet until the tests today. She told me today that she started taking them because they gave her the energy to do things rather than sleep all day. Funny, huh? I would have thought they would have made her tired.
We talked about trials but she said there is nothing close by where she can go.
Thanks again