Monday, September 21, 2009
Change of Plans
After many labs and a CT and ultrasound of my liver there is no sign of infection. My hgh WBC is still somewhat of a mystery. The doctors in the OC and at UCLA are concerned that my liver funtions are going down and there has only been minimal change after 1 round. They believe it is not the correct chemo for me. I will be starting Topotecan tomorrow. This chemo takes about 1 1/2 hours to infuse and is done 5 days consecutively. I am not sure how long the break is between series yet. The doctor says this chemo is better tolerated but it can cause bone marrow suppression so I will have to do self injections of more neupogen in order to counteract the chem suppression. I pray that in collabroration of all the doctors, they have come up with the right solution and their decision has been guided by the lord.
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The joy of my visit spiked when you did! Your moments of alertness gave me a glimpse of the Old Karen...taking me for a walk around the block on Monday, watching you chat with Nina as she delivered a delicious meal for the family, you eating (small sips) of gingerale, soup,and a few fork fulls of salad, helping the girls with their homework,sitting quitely with you and Steve to watch "House" (you dozed some!)the hug good nite...probably used up a lot of your energy. We appreciate all your efforts. More importantly, when you smile...the whole room lights up. Your smiles are like a butterfly that touchs others...giving life and knowing they will never be the same! HAPPY 20th anniversary...can hardly wait to celebrate all your milestones! A world full of love to you both, mmn
ReplyDeleteKaren, I am keeping you in my prayers. We miss you all so much and the whole class still thinks about you every single day. God has a plan for you, i know it in my heart. You are definitely a strong person within so I know you'll be okay.
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