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.