This was Susan’s long chemo day consisting of both topotecan and the 7 hour desensitization dose of cisplatin. As usual all the pre-meds left her pretty spacey. Nonetheless, we were able to grab a bite of Chinese food and do a little shopping at Kroger on the way home: so it wasn’t a bad day as these days go. She’s now safely in her “nest” sleeping off all the cocktails they gave her. Unlike the treatment a month ago, she didn’t dream with her eyes wide open, but was able to actually sleep through most of the day.
We got two pieces of good news today, also. First, the weekly weigh-in showed Susan had gained 3 pounds, an excellent result given the challenge of eating and appetite that had plagued her a month ago. Now she’s starting to worry about gaining too much weight—a really good sign! Even more exciting was the result of last week’s CT scan: “nothing found nowhere.” When the nurse showed me the radiology report I spontaneously shouted, “Praise the Lord.” She replied with “Amen.” Of course we don’t take these reports quite as seriously as we did before given that they missed a lot of tumor the last time. However, coupled with the good tumor marker (down to 20), the weight gain and the higher energy levels Susan has been having lately, we consider this to be excellent news. For all those of you who have prayed for just these results, we give you our thanks even as we thank the Lord for this mercy and for His sustaining grace.
The next few days after big chemo are usually challenging for Susan as the delayed nausea kicks in. We will appreciate your prayers for that also. Thanks!
Posted by John Dishman at May 23, 2002 09:06 PM