My first. Meeting with the oncologist came on the Monday following my biopsy...I immediately felt comfortable with Dr. Piper. Bryan had come with me for this appointment. The weather was crappy and we drove to Burlington. Dr Piper was very honest with us. He asked how much of the ins and outs did we want to know. He answered questions I didn't even know I had . The one question I had (that I wished I had never asked) was what was my prognosis. How long did he realistically give me. Dr. Piper was very honest-the average life expectancy is 5 years! I started doing the math...Trent would be 12 and in 7th grade, Baelor would be 10 and in fourth grade. Dr. Piper saw the look on both mine and Bryan's face and started to assure us that this is the average. There are people that bring up the average and people that bring it down. He was confident with new technology I would be long past that 5 years. Too this day I can't get that five years out of my mind. There are times I look at the calendar and say that I am already a year into this life sentence. Other times I am convinced I will see the kids grow up, get married and have their own kids. Nobody really knows... One of my treatment options is Tagrisso, this was going to be my first line of defense. There are mixed results/info on the Medication. . Some people are only allowed to be on it for three years, others are on it for years and years. Either way it comes with a hefty price tag a(20,000/month or 666/day). My insurance finally approved the Tagrisso after about a week and a half. It would be mailed and I would take it daily. I was warned the side effects could be difficult...most noteably exhaustion. I was shocked when I got the prescription...two warning bags- who knows what I'm digesting but it's keeping me alive for right now...
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