Thursday, September 07, 2006
MINI-VACATIONTomorrow I take off by myself for a mini-vacation--Friday through Monday. I'm headed for Alabama and will attend the University of Alabama football game with Vanderbilt University, Nashville, on Saturday. Our daughter from the Atlanta area will come over to Tuscaloosa and attend the game also.
We'll hang out in Tuscaloosa and then after church Sunday head for her place. I'll come on back home Monday.
Our oldest daughter will look after Karon while I am gone. I'll be worried (well,maybe concerned is a better term) but I'm determined to get some rest and have a good time!
Yesterday was the regular doctor visit day and it was also supposed to be Chemo therapy treatment day. However, all that happened was a visit to the doctor. His decision was what Karon hoped it would be: wait a week for any Chemo. Karon's blood work is okay--which is what they usually use to determine if a patient can have a Chemo treatment or not. But in Karon's case her overall condition is not good enough to allow a Chemo treatment at this time. The nerves in her hands, feet and also internally in her throat, esophagus and stomach are all so irritated that it affects her ability to swallow, tolerate food on her stomach, etc.
The doctor is going to change to another chemo drug. This one isn't doing the job. Three weeks ago the tumor (cancer) count was 63.1 and today it was 83.3. It is disappointing that after all the misery of the side effects of the chemo that it isn't having any effect on the cancer count. He is going back to a chemo drug she had a while back--Taxotere. We'll hope it does the job on the cancer cells and that she doesn't have such severe side effects.
She will have a bone scan and a CAT scan next Tuesday. This will show if there is any change in the tumors in her liver, lungs and on the bones. The plan is for the doctor to have the results of these scans when we see him Wednesday afternoon.
So I'll post about the trip when I return. I've been planning this trip for along time. I hope it is all good. Probably not the best time to take a trip but then when is there ever a really good time? I've rented a car for the trip and will head out to get it now.
Jim
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