Busy week

Sorry, seemed like last week blew by too fast and I am late in putting up the latest. Apologies for that!

Bridget had her chemo last Tuesday (2/24/09) and it went well. Took about 5 hours for the infusions to go in. She went first to Chemo center for lab and MD visit. I think I reported that her hemoglobin is up (10.9) and her Liver enzymes down from 750 to around 250!! yeah!! So the chemo is working!

She tolerated chemo well. The anti nausea med lasted about 36 hours this time- she was icky feeling the next evening. More sick this time!! (probably will be as the meds buildup in her body), but she handled it well with the Compazine. The Neulasta shot (to build up white blood cells and her immunity) also must be building up in her body- this time bone pain was more noticeable. Not just twinges and cramps, but real aches and pains. This is an expected side effect of the shot. If you think about it, it makes sense. White blood cells are built in the bone marrow, so places where her bone marrow is making more WBC's in response to the shot are going to hurt more. That lasted about a day and a half, coming right on top of the 'icky' feeling- so not a pleasant couple of days for Bridge.

She has more energy, is planning future things- like what she will do this summer, what movies she wants to go watch at the drive in, etc. She did the dishes one night last week and even set up her Wii, but ended up not playing it. So things are bouncing back for her!

Next chemo is next Monday- no hiccups, we have it scheduled and planned out in advance. She will have her labs and a Chest Xray to see what the lymph nodes around her heart and lungs are doing (shrinking????).

Still have not heard back from SSA yet, I am going to call today and see what the status is, plus have Dr. Hueftle call them to see if he can push from his end. We are getting bills. I probably would have a heart attack if I did not know in advance this was going to be pricey. We'll pay what we can and go from there. Meantime, more paperwork to fill out, Now you all know why the government is in the shape its in.

Chat with you later.

Denise