Some rough days...

Mom had a 4 hour chemo treatment on Monday, March 3rd. Tuesday and Wednesday were ok, but she got sick on Thursday. We knew it might happen, but weren't really prepared for how sick. She is on 3 anti-nausea medications and steroids again. Hopefully that will make her feel a bit better. Needless to say, her appetite has been really poor. Yesterday Taylor got her to eat some Oreo cookies and a cup of milk. I used to get in trouble for stuff like that, but I guess we'll let it slide. That is the only chemo treatment she will have. With any luck it will slow the growth of the nasty cells. Another update soon....

Another treatment tomorrow...

Mom had surgery on Friday to place a metaport in a main artery in her chest. This will be the direct line for chemo treatments and pain medication when that time comes. She has started to see a new oncologist (Dr. Williams) here in Roseburg. He is very young and very good at what he does. He was straight with us from the beginning and he talked to us very openly. He said that he will not cure Mom, but that he will keep her comfortable for as long as he can. He has decided to do a cycle of chemotherapy to help slow the growth of the cancer cells. If it makes her sick or uncomfortable at all, he will stop and just manage her pain. Her hair already fell out during radiation, so what has she got to lose! : ) It will be a 4 hour treatment (IV chemo) and that will be all for 3 weeks. I'll keep you all updated on the details.