Thursday, February 24, 2011

Hi everyone--
Well, it is indeed wonderful news. No fun to wait, but worth the wait. The voicemail from my nurse practitioner said "this scan is better than we ever could have hoped for." Apparently, pretty much everything has shrunk in size and activity, and by quite a bit. My NP and doc keep saying "congrats," so that feels pretty good. My NP said to tell everyone that's been praying for me that it's definitely working! So we're pretty excited. I see the radiation oncologist on Wednesday to get an update on how well the radiation in December worked. The doc had decreased my last chemo dose, so we will stick with what is working & I will have round 10 on March 8th, the week before our production of The Sound of Music opens.
My thanks for the supportive emails, thoughts and prayers! Please, keep 'em coming!

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Hello everyone--
I got a message from my doc's office saying "your PET scan results are in and everything looks better, so that's good news." That's all they said, so I have to wait until tomorrow to talk with my nurse practitioner and get the details. We're very happy to at least have that news. I'll blog again when I have details.
I can't thank you enough for all the supportive emails and comments on my blog (which I don't really know how to respond to--so sorry). That, along with your prayers have really helped me get through!

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Hi everyone--
It's been quite a while, and I wanted to update you. Since my last blog, I've done four more rounds of chemo, had radiation at the end of December, two blood transfusions and a platelet transfusion. All my levels are ok right now, but my doc decreased my last chemo dose because it has been too hard on my body. I've now had 9 rounds of Etoposide/Carboplatin. My scan will be on Monday, so we can see how I've done these past four months. I've had my times of weakness, but overall I've been ok. Now we'll see how I'm really doing when we get the results (probably around Wednesday). Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers for good results. No matter how strong my faith is, it's always hard to wait. I thank you so much for the love and support you continue to show me.