Time was when there would be a couple of bad days during Susan's treatment, and then life would go on pretty much as normal. Now we get very excited when there are even two good days. Such was the case this weekend. Susan was feeling well enough that she attended church for the first time in about six weeks. Afterward she decided she wanted to go to our nearby Chinese restaurant. So we did along with 12 other family members. Also positive were the reduction in her fever--which seemed to vanish over the weekend--and the relative ease of the remaining home infusions, which I managed not to botch.
Regrettably, Monday was not as good a day as the weekend, and Susan is having to take increasing doses of pain medication--and even these are not fully handling the pain. This is a big worry. Also, her fever is back up somewhat. In addition, we are waiting to hear back from M. D. Anderson, where Dr. Kavanagh has finally received copies of the latest CT scan. This will likely be a big decision week for us, since we should hear back as to whether TLK should be continued, or she switches to Taxotere. Likewise, on Thursday, we will have the consult on TPN. We will appreciate your prayers for all the above.
Posted by John Dishman at June 10, 2003 08:25 AM