"Well this has been quite a week for me. Monday Emergency room and learning that the new hurt is a broken rib, then into work; Tuesday the Pain Clinic for a nerve block to try and slow down the rib pain then into work; Wednesday work all day; Thursday chemo from 8:00 to 4:30. A long day... My onc is trying to follow what I told him about the chemo I received in Korea (as well as the kind and dosage as provided by Dr. Moon). Boy the hydration sure had me running to the restroom a lot and I think they may have given me more benedryl than perhaps I needed because I nodded off and on for hours. They also gave me a couple of different anti-nausea pills and IV pushes. Today I don't feel so hot, still taking anti-nausea stuff and Tylenol for the headache I woke up with this morning and at work by 7:00".
The good news from this is that the nerve block she got last Tuesday is working and she's feeling much better now. A broken rib (ouch!). Also, the good news is that the Tykerb will be here in a couple of weeks.
One of the patients, Dawn, wrote on her CaringBridge, that her new scans show no evidence of cancer. I asked mom what she thought about this and she said:
"I did read Dawn's CaringBridge and I do believe it's possible. In other areas of discussion on the internet, I've seen it referred to at NED ( No Evidence of Disease). The trick now is to somehow kill all the little cancer cells floating in her bloodstream that are looking for a home".
I hope that she will continue to update even after she gets home. She's a nice lady.
So, that's it for now. Mom should have her scan end of this month/early April. Will let you know more as it happens.
