Terri,
I've been reading alot lately, but not really feeling much up to posting, until I read your post. I hope you get continued good results with the upcoming Alimta and am also humbled by your obvious strength and determination.
Bill's recurrent tumor on his lung, in addition to his new "unidentified but anticipated tumor" on his left lung have led his oncologist to start him on Tarceva. We are slated to start this evening, although he has mentioned he'd like to hold off until after the holiday weekend, just incase the side effects are harsh. Anyway...when we met with the oncologist Tuesday, he gave us the option of Tarceva or Alimta, but then pulled back and stated that Tarceva would be better because he felt Bill was too weak to handle Alimta. I'm comforted to know that if we don't get good results with the Tarceva, we can still push for the Alimta. I felt like they were telling us it was one or the other, but obviously that is not the case. Thanks for sharing this information and as always, I wish you all the best with your new treatment plan.
Love,