One day short of 6 weeks since last chemo cream application

To recap: Bob started on the chemo cream on 4 April. Since he did not seem to be making progress the doc had the cream stopped on 20 April. Since the next appointment is 3 June this might be a good time to give an update on how things are going.

Bob's head is looking much better than it has in many months but his hand has minimal improvement.



At the appointment on June 3 the doc, as we understand it, will give Bob a prescription for a different chemo cream to apply to the squamous cell carcinoma locations. This cream will also have about a 70 to 75% chance of killing the cancerous cells. Bob wants to try the 2nd cream with the hope that it will take care of the problem so that he does not have to have surgery (and skin grafts).

After the trip to the hospital on the hill in St. Helena, Bob saw his cardiologist on May 21. The doc said that he thought the passing out was caused by his not taking the proper dose of Lotensin - he was taking twice what he was supposed to be taking. So now he is taking the proper dosage, so things should be better.

In addition to that, the thallium stress test that he had on May 27 showed that his heart is stable.