Another slow start

So the chemo drug Mom had may be another slow starter. Her count went up about 200 points (this puts her around 773 if my calculations are correct). She felt pretty cruddy the entire time after chemo, but thank goodness she was feeling better for our trip to the cabin this last weekend (Trinity is ALWAYS a blast!).

He pulled a rabbit out of his hat

There's a new drug that has been used on lung cancer that has also worked on ovarian cancer. It's just once every three weeks, so we're gonna give it a shot.

Change is in the air

Mom's count went up about 45 points, so she'll talk to the doctor on Friday about what to do next.

Adjusting things

The first round of this chemo drug, Mom had the full dose of three days. It hit her a little hard, so she was bumped down to two days per round. After her third round (one full and two partials), her count went up 90 points. So going back to trying three days is the new game plan. Hoping this works.

Butterflies Quote

I saw this on the back of a butterfly pendant, and wanted to share: "Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, she became a butterfly."

Waiting for a pattern

Mom's count went down to 438. So that's 100 points the first time, and 40 the second. I'm holding out to see what the third round brings (chemo starting Tuesday) to see what pattern emerges. Until then, I'm just glad it's still going down. =)

So far, so good

After her first round of this new chemo drug (which was rather tough on her... her blood counts never really got up to normal), her CA-125 is 476, so that's positive. I shaved her head again last week... her hair was falling out enough that it was bugging her.

She starts round two on Tuesday, so all that's left is wait and see. Keep her in your prayers, she's hanging tough.