Great news!!

Bridget had her weekly lab check and visit with Dr. Hueftle. She was a "Little" anxious about the blood draw from her port, but finally calmed down. Blood draw went fine.
She had a weigh in - lost 2.5 lbs. I told her (kiddingly) she did not have to match me pound for pound while I am in Weight Watchers. She rolled her eyes- I thought it was funny!

Saw the nurse. No issues with her appetite- In fact, she is eating everything I make for her and sometimes more. She requested spaghetti the other day and had two helpings. We found a new topping for spaghetti- feta cheese sprinkled on top. Yummy! She had fajita tacos (thanks Paiger) the other day and ate every bit (this was when her tummy was doing handstands and somersaults). So I don't think the chemo affected her appetite. Tonite- she wants Tacos. No mouth sores yet. Nausea was handled quite well with Compazine. She does have some hair falling out (when I brush it, comb it, wash it), but that has evened off some- although Nancy the chemo nurse thinks she will lose more. No fever, blood pressure good (a little high from the anxiety of a port stick), heart rate good and oxygen level good.

Dr. Hueftle saw her- did his exam. Her neck nodes have shrunk significantly. He says she almost looks symmetrical now. I am thinking her nodes in the lungs are down as well, cause her cough is gone. He also said her spleen seemed smaller on this exam as well. Her hemoglobin is up to 9.6!! from 9.1, and that is without iron. So all in all, she is responding to chemo. She is so excited!!

Next chemo is next Monday! I did ask if it was ok for her to take the compazine the night before the 48 hour anti nausea med wears off- they said this was ok. So we'll try that in hopes of getting her stomach to stop the somersaults.

She is actually smiling and I could see a HUGE weight leap off her shoulders, with the news about the smaller nodes. (She was projecting and thinking things were not going to respond as much as they did).

So the prayers and good thoughts are working- don't stop now- keep up all the good work, thoughts and prayers!!

Thank you So much!