5 Feb

Sarah is more or less recovered from the surgery now but still often feels worn out and exhausted. She starts radiation next Monday which will go all weekdays for 3 weeks. For her systemic treatment, recent studies have shown Tykerb + Herceptin to be effective in halting and even reversing tumor growth, so her onc wants to try that for 4 weeks and then see whether it is working for Sarah. If not, then she'll start chemo at that point. The Tykerb seems to be tolerable at this point, so it's a relief that the side effects aren't too bad. That can still change if she has to take a higher dose, though.

So, for now we just have to press on and wait until next month to see if this treatment is effective or not. That'll also be the time to re-evaluate Sarah's pituitary function - March will be a busy month...