Well...

Mom's count went down 30 points. Only problem is, she's felt really bad this whole time... no quality of life. So she'll see if trying another drug may be easier on her, but yet still effective.

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. =)