Ok, we're going to give this another shot today. High noon for blood draw, Physician Assistant visit, then off to the Infusion Suite. It will take about 3 hours for both drugs to be dripped through an IV. They will take it very slow today and explain everything as they go because it is the... Continue Reading →

The the oncologist said that Jane should finish her antibiotics before she starts chemo. That ends up being a delay of about 10 days. So we have scheduled the first infusion for the last week of September. For a change in pace, see if this rings true for you.

Nadir Period: The time during the chemo cycle when blood cell counts are at their lowest and risk of infection is heightened. I am not a neat freak, clean freak, or germ-a-phobe. I don't always wash my hands before I eat or after touching the dog. I don't scrub my veggies or fruit. My husband... Continue Reading →

The doctor put Jane on antibiotics for 7 - 10 days because of a suspected infection. We have not heard from the oncologist yet, but we are expecting that he will want us to complete the course of antibiotics before starting chemo.

We were scheduled to start chemo on Wednesday morning, but Jane was feeling some abdominal pain last night and this morning. She checked with the doctor and he wants her to have it checked out before treatment starts. Chemo tackles cells that are dividing and intestines are one of the places in the body where... Continue Reading →

Today we discussed the results of Jane’s PET/CT scan with our oncologist. It was a full body scan from head to toe. He said the scan was clear - Yea! This type of imaging detects tumors down to about 5mm in size. When I asked him if the purpose of this scan was diagnostic or... Continue Reading →