Sorry for not checking in for a while. CAT scan was last week and although the news wasn't bad, it wasn't what I wanted to hear. NO CHANGE. Believe me - I am looking at this as a positive but I'm a little down since it means chemo continues for another 12 weeks. As my cousin Carol pointed out this brings it to right before my birthday and would make for a great present if the next CAT scan showed continued shrinking. In the mean time I continue to trek to the hospital every Wednesday for treatments.
Potassium level seems to be hanging in there and normal. I've been drinking a lot of orange juice which I'm guessing is helping. Chemo does strange things to your body. I'm sure it's because it brings your immune system way in way down so your susceptible to infections. I ended up with a bladder infection and an open sore on my tailbone. Doctor did a swab on the sore to make sure it wasn't anything exotic but everything came out OK. So pills and cream to clear up both infections.
I did learn last week (after 6 months no less) that you can request a certain nurse in chemo. So Susan will be my choice from now on since even in those rare times she doesn't get the IV in first time, it doesn't seem to hurt when she does it.
Tomorrow starts week 1 of the next 12 weeks. Hopefully it will be uneventful and I'll fly right through it.
Until there is more to report I wish you all good health!
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