Monday was chemo day and I came home feeling nauseated, etc, but still able to eat what was appealing.
Tuesday was a bit better, and Wednesday the pump came off and I had a liter of fluid.
Wednesday and especially Thursday make we wonder how long I will put myself through the "torture" of nausea and weakness for this "miracle" of shrunken tumor. But, as "quality of life" has it, I will start to feel better as the nausea leaves and I gain more energy over the weekend. That is after a bout of diarrhea which is expected any day now.💩 Sorry to be so candid but that is the life of a chemo treatment, full of toxicity!
My tumor marker remains the same level at 9 according to their system of measurement of the cancer in the blood. I still get a little confused about the tumor marker because it doesn't tell all nor does it tell what according to what I have read.
I go for another CT scan on April 23 and that will tell how small the tumor is, if it has grown, stayed the same or has shrunk more. Meanwhile, life goes on.
Tuesday our friend from Colombia, Juan, will arrive in Lynchburg at the train station and we will welcome him again into our home. He will be on his way to Raleigh, NC, to study more English.
At the end of this week, we will celebrate our oldest granddaugher's birthday, Sarah, of 19 years old and the birthday of our son-in-law Joe, April 13. How ironic that both our only granddaughters were born on the same birth dates of our only sons-in-law. Ellington was born on Bill Gillespie's birthday, Oct. 17! Then, of course, our youngest grandson was born on his Mom's birthday, Oct.24!
I am always so grateful for the food provided for us during this week by the family and friends and for the transportation help when my family cannot do it to the cancer center!
Have a beautiful Friday, the 6th of April, 2018!
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