Third week chemo

Hi all- (second time at this- the first one did not save)

Bridget had chemo yesterday (Yes there was another scheduling glitch). Other than it was a 7 hour ordeal, it went well and she tolerated things fine. We arrived at 8:20 to the Cancer center- had lab work and a Chest Xray. After those were processed, we met with Dr. Hueftle.

GOOD NEWS-
Her hemoglobin is up to 12 (she is pink, has color to her cheeks and finger nails and is no longer see thru). Her liver enzyme that was so elevated at 760- is down to normal levels at 170!! YAY.
The only concern I have is that her potassium is low at 3.2, so I am giving her all the potassium rich foods we can find. Bananas, tomatoes, cheeses, yellow and orange fruits and veggies. So with the chemo and the bananas- she MAY turn into a monkey! (joking)

Dr. H was surprised to see she has not lost all her hair. It is thinning but she still has lots of hair.
So her chest Xray- without even looking at the old one (january's), I could tell that the nodes were much smaller. BUT the comparison of old to recent- Wow- the nodes are about 1/3 the size they were. She is really responding well to chemo.

So upstairs we go for chemo. She tolerated it well. We left at 3:15, so all in all a 7 hour ordeal- I still don't get why they say 4 hours in and out--- but oh well. We get to hang out together and chat with my old friends from St. James.

Today she got the booster shot for White blood cells, so by tomorrow, she will most likely be sick to her stomach (which she describes as her tummy doing handstands and flip flops) AND her bones will ache (which last time she told me felt like little trolls jumping on her bones). Not a fun Thursday. It, so far, has only lasted one day. Then a week and a half of good things. If the weather Ever warms up (-20 in Clancy this morning???), I want to get her out walking after dinner.

We thank you for your prayers and positive thoughts. Her next chemo is scheduled for March 24th. I'll post a new blog then.
Take care

Denise