Although I knew I was cleared for chemo on Wednesday I still sat on the edge of the seat until they actually stuck the needle in and started the infusion. It’s been such a crazy six weeks that I was ready for another road block to be put in front of me. Fortunately everything went as planned and I received the chemo.
I did get a call today from the liver specialist letting me know that the test came back confirming I have Gilbert’s Syndrome. His words - “so what”! He said everything else looks good and besides the cancer, my liver looks good.
Also received a call from my doctors nurse letting me know about the results. I asked what does this mean for the study. They have to go back to the head of the trial and submit my results and supposedly get new range for my bili count. She said she would let me know as soon as she heard something. I’m not going to let my guard down until I know everything is set. So I’ll continue with my bland and tasteless diet. Like I told my doctor yesterday – if it doesn’t look appealing and tastes like crap it must be good for you!
I’m still trying to decide whether I should have gallbladder surgery. Dr F said it’s up to me and shouldn’t affect my chemo schedule since I have 3 weeks in between. I just don’t feel comfortable with them poking around near my liver (gallbladder is directly under your liver). I guess I have to think about this for a while before I make up my mind.
Otherwise things are fine. I feel a lot more tired and achy after this treatment. I’m sure my body was getting use to being chemo free and then was hit with a double whammy this week (I also had my bone treatment).
Thanks to all of you for your support and words of encouragement while I was going through this fiasco.
Keep On Dancin’
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