Surgery

Surgery went great. Things appear to be working as hoped, so for now, we're considering it a success. Mom is home and, aside from having nausea still sometimes, she's back to (relative) normal).

More News

Mom's creatinine level (a measure of kidney function) has been running a little high for a few months now, but its been kept in check. In the last couple weeks, its jumped to a rather high level, and it's been affecting Mom. It's made her more nauseous, and a couple other side effects I can't remember right now. If not treated, it can also lead to the need for dialysis, or kidney failure.

To remedy this, Mom will be going in (right now she's scheduled for Monday) to have a couple stints put in. The surgery shouldn't be a problem, it's just an outpatient procedure. I'll put an update on here as soon as I have one, please just keep her in your prayers, especially on Monday.

Updates

Mom's count went up to 1070.

The 'Niners are lookin' fair-to-middlin', but they still beat the Raiders in the pre-season (sorry Grandma Betty).

The economy is looking like it's heading for an upswing, starting in the service industries.

I'm on a plane to Florida to help a friend move to CA (I must be insane, 7 cross-country road trips, and I'm not even a trucker), so I'm looking forward to seeing my friends, and Mom has good people around while I'm gone (less than two weeks for any worry-warts out there). ;)

That's the news for now, I'll keep y'all posted with any further updates as I get them.

CONTACT INFORMATION

IMPORTANT: I am collecting contact information for Mom's family and friends. I've set up a special e-mail address just for this, celebrate_pat@yahoo.com

Send your name, address, phone number, and preferred e-mail address, and I'll hold on to this information. She's on Facebook now, so you can find her there too. =)

Thanks y'all!

Hrm...

Mom has been feeling really tired since chemo last Wednesday, and she got a CA-125 done today... she went up to 832. We'll see what happens next.

Improvement

Mom's count went down 130 points! Hooray!

edit: forgot to mention, yes, this is a new drug. =)

Status Update

Mom still tires out really easily, but she's getting out of bed and dressed every day, and doing a few things around the house and in the garden, so she's better than she was a few weeks ago. She had a CA-125 done, she's at 918, so she'll probably be starting this new drug on Tuesday.