Day Twenty-Three

Hello out there.  Well... mom woke up with a fever, stabbing back pain and overall achiness.  Thankfully, after that 500 ML aspirin, her fever broke and felt a bit better.  It was an easy day at the clinic as mom just received stem cells and protein.  Unfortunately, we were notified that the radiation machine had some kind of problem and that her's and Dawn's appointments today were cancelled.  It's possible it will be working again tomorrow or Friday.  So, mom and I took a taxi straight to the movie theatre and watched Avatar (in English with Korean subtitles).  Good movie.  Now we're going to lay low for the rest of the evening.  Mom won't lay down.  She thinks she'll fall asleep if she does (I know... a good idea) but she doesn't want to risk a sleepness night so she'll wait awhile longer.  It's a good night for Tylenol PM.

Day Twenty-Two

At the clinic, mom received a CK shot (to boost immunity), a vaccine shot, a shot to stimulate white blood cells (as radiation can deplete them) and a protein drip. I had my blood harvested. Afterwards, Mr. Mok took Jackie, Bryan, Mom and I to the Korea Cancer Center. Jackie's fever broke last night so she was able to continue Cyberknife today. Mom's 2nd IGRT treatment went as planned. So far, no side effects from yesterday's Cisplatin chemo but that can take a few days... fingers crossed. That's really it for today. We were back to the hotel by 5:15pm.



Here's a picture from inside of the KCCH (Korea Cancer Center Hospital). You need to take a number in order to pay for your visit/treatment.