Upcoming Intravenous Treatments

Today we met with a new oncologist at Bux Mont Oncology Group in Sellersville. Dr Spears went over Mark's history and report from Penn and plans to follow through with that. We then went to the area where he will get the intravenous medication and had his blood drawn today. Mark's veins are increasingly difficult to get blood from, so they feel that he should have a port for the upcoming treatments. Therefore, on Thursday he will get a port implanted at the short stay unit at Grand View. Then on Friday he will have his first treatment at the Outpatient building where the oncologists practice. His treatments will only be on every 14th day. We were told of the possible side effects and what to watch for. We are ready to move forward with this new treatment because of the potential benefits.