CHEMO

Thursday, March 19^th

Mom woke up feeling much better from back surgery this morning.  They went in through a very small incision in her back and placed a balloon in the fracture for balance then used bone cement to fill in the gaps.  They also went ahead and took bone marrow biopsies from the spine and from the hip. Today they put in her PICC line to prepare for chemo and whatever else they give her (steroids, liquids, etc.).  This way her poor arm will not be so used and abused anymore!  She will be receiving chemo through her PICC (like a permanent IV) about 4 o’clock today.  She will be on an 11-day treatment to starting today.  Today she will be receiving Velcade and receiving it every 72 hours for the next 11 days.  On day 4 she will be receiving Doxil as well.  Yes, there are the typical side effects that could always happen to any patient going through chemo, but we will not know anything until later…. Planning on posting again this weekend.  Thank you to all of those who have called, email, sent flowers, prayers, etc.  I have had the settings on the blog changed, so you should just be able to post a comment if you would like.  My mom is not checking her messages or email, so it would probably better to check the blog and comment there if you would like.  Please understand that our family’s decisions are being made by talking and researching with several medical doctors and nurses.  We appreciate your opinions and thoughts.  We are confident and comfortable with what has happened up until now.  At this time they have not told us anything about the cancer’s stage.

Keli