Saturday 4/6/19 - new info & resources from The James
I've finally shifted my care fully to The James Cancer Center here in Columbus and I'm very pleased with the quality of care from my new oncologist, surgeon, and all the staff. I've received some mixed news during my recent appointments but I feel at least that I'm getting a more thorough education about my condition and what I can still improve and what I can't. First, on the oncology side, they printed out some articles for us on osteosarcoma survival rates and walked us through it (finally, data!) For young osteosarcoma patients with poor response to chemo (as I had--only a 35% necrosis rate, compared to >90% that's considered "good"), the overall chance of recurrence in a 5-year span was close to 50%. This suggests worse chances than we had thought... which is of course disconcerting... but, it's also a good sign that I haven't had a recurrence yet. My hip and lung scans of the past month were clear. This is especially important becaus...