The Verdict Is In and Back for Round Three!

So we got the results of the scans, and it was good news...somewhat. The main tumor hasn't changed. It hasn't grown, but it hasn't shrunk either! However, his lymph nodes have gone down and his kidney function is exactly where it should be for a child his age and size! In other words, the chemo was working...on a small scale. We found out that the chemo he was taking has only been used for about two years and there are no studies saying if it is effective or not. They know it works in some cases, but Rhabdomyosarcomas' are very tough tumors and they usually don't respond well to many forms of chemo. We will take what we can get though...any success is still success!
So now we are back in the hospital for round three! Kade is starting a new chemo that has been proven to be effective in 80% of cases. He will be going through three rounds about one month long each. He will be admitted to hospital for two days for the first week, taking one type of chemo. Then he will be going to the day clinic for a few hours the next week, taking another chemo....that he's already been taking. The third week, Kade gets admitted for five days taking another new chemo. Week four, Kade gets a break! This cycle repeats three times and then he gets another evaluation. This is a fairly agressive therapy that has proven to work in most cases...so with a little luck...!