Cruising along

Hi all-

well, we are past the fourth chemo session, with at least 8 to go. Sometime in April, we'll probably get a PET scan (again) to see progress and determine if we need to add Radiation to the treatment. The way Dr. H explained it- if anything shows on PET scan- we can add Radiation to take care of the outlier areas that do not appear to be responding to chemo.

That said- her labs continue good and on exam- she has no palpable nodes in her neck or arm pits! Her hemoglobin is up to 13.4, and she has more color and energy. YAY. She has even started playing the Wii which helps her exercise-yes a video game that lets you move more.
Her liver enzyme remains normal- and her Potassium is in normal range again- thanks to Potassium rich foods- thank you Kim and Paige for helping me figure out more Potassium foods than I was aware of!

She did great through chemo today- even slept during the last one. Bridget came home and slept some more- and then the dreaded nausea hit. This happened the last time- which makes me think that the pre- chemo anti nausea med is not working anymore (This is the one that is supposed to last 48 hours). So, since it happened the last two times, I think we will add Compazine in between the 4 meds, which may help to keep the nausea "troll" at bay.
And probably we'll just stick with soup for lunch on chemo day!. and maybe more soup/broth for dinner on chemo day.

However, the nausea/urp ups only last at most two days, then she gets her appetite back. She gained 3 pounds this last two weeks up to 158. And she is eating almost anything she can get her hands on- except asparagus (can't convince her that it is a great tasting veggie?). Oh well, she will eat beets and spinach without too much protest.

Well, again - thanks for the positive thoughts and prayers. It's working.

Denise