On Monday, March 5th Ken had a GI scan with barium. He had to drink a barium liquid and then every 20 minutes or so for an hour have scans taken of his GI track. This is to see how his digestive track in functioning as well as to see whether or not his Crone's is isolated to just the ilium. Then on Tuesday, March 6 he had a CT scan with contrast. This was a routine scan to monitor the growth/shrinkage of the cancer throughout Ken's body.
On Friday, it was time get excited when Peter landed in Denver...maybe not as exciting to some as Peyton Manning landing in Denver, but it certainly made our weekend! And we tried to make the most of it! Of course we took him to our favorite sushi spot, Junz. Then made time for Nicole to kick his butt in cribbage.
On Saturday we went downtown to REI and did some shopping and walked with the dogs along the river walk and enjoyed the nearly 70* weather. Peter and Ken also revisited the crime scene where Lenny had his go cart crash a few years ago and decided to do a race in his honor. There were a few spin outs, but Ken was the winner. Later that night we went back downtown to watch the Colorado Mammoth, Colorado's indoor lacrosse team win over their opponent in a buzzer beater game. And no trip to Denver would be complete without an afternoon at Auntie Cappy & Uncle Jim's for some delicious food, tasty wine and fabulous company. Sunday afternoon came waaaay too quickly and we were back at the airport dropping him off. But we all (especially Lily and Cookie) enjoyed his company and hope to see him again soon.
Tuesday, March 13th it was back to business as usual. This day was bittersweet. On the one hand Ken was happy to be off of the chemotherapy that causes the neuropathy, but bitter at the fact that he needs to continue chemo. The most recent GI scan showed that Ken's GI track is functioning mostly at a normal level, the Crone's is contained to the ilium, and that is was less inflamed than before. The most recent CT scan showed that there was no change in the size/shape of any of the cancer in Ken's body. Not awesome news...but what's important is that it's not growing.
Our doctor said that she is taking Ken's case in front of "the board" later in the week. The board is made up of medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists and GI specialists. In fact, the first doctor who operated on Ken is slated to be present for the presentation of his case. According to our doctor, they are going to discuss such options as a new chemo regiment, radiation and even surgery. Our doctor thinks that perhaps surgery may now be an option, because of the amount of shrinkage of the tumor in Ken's rectum. But for now, it's just more of the waiting game, and like we always say...we'll keep you posted.
We hope you all are enjoying this unseasonably warm weather, wherever you are and Happy St. Patrick's Day to all of our Irish friends! :) Love, Ken & Nicole
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