Round 6

  We have accepted the routine that is chemo. St Francis makes it as painless as possible. Valet parking makes getting in and out easy. We get the same nurse every week-Melissa is great. Bloodwork is first- always good so far. Then the anti-nausea meds are given while they mix the two batches of chemo.  The first bag takes about an hour and a half to drip in. Then wait for Melissa to come in and switch to the second bag which takes about an hour to drip in. This week everything went smoothly. 8:00 arrival and he was out of there by 1:30- not bad. Kenny has been really fatigued and not sleeping well but he's hanging in there and staying positive.
  Next Tuesday will be the first CT scan since the original diagnosis. It will show how well the chemo has worked and will help the Dr. decide the next course of treatment. We are looking forward to good news.
  Thank-you to everyone who has been so thoughtful ~your cards, kindness and prayers are much appreciated. 

Birthday cards and chemo

The week began with lots of wonderful birthday cards filled with warm wishes.  Today was round 5 and it went really smooth- nice Birthday present! The sun was shining, blood levels were good and he's actually gained some weight :) The side effects seem to lessen with each round and even our nurse thinks he looks really good. We hit Dairy Queen on the way home for his favorite vanilla soft serve. The fatigue is still an issue but he's in good spirits and trying to stay positive. A very Happy Birthday all things considered.

Happy Easter

As we begin the Holiday weekend, Kenny is feeling pretty good- still extremely tired, but good. We are grateful for the off weeks that allow him to rebuild his strength and blood counts before the next round. Unfortunately, the next round is Tuesday April 22nd- Kennys 53rd birthday. But, he's being a good sport about it :)  and usually the fatigue hits harder the day after chemo so he should be able to enjoy his birthday cake.
We'd like to wish all our family and friends a wonderful Easter and thank you all for your love and support.

Round Four

    So the new system at St Francis still has a few kinks. Chemo yesterday took only 6 hours rather than 7 like last week! ( It should take around 4). Kennys bloodwork was very good and he's maintaining his weight- and his hair :) He is still very tired but his appetite is good and he doesn't seem to have any of the other side effects of weeks past.            Unfortunately, now that he's feeling a little better, boredom is setting in.  Next week - no chemo then two more rounds before a CT scan to check on the progress. 
Thank you all for the love, prayers and cards.

No April fools for Round 3

Today Kenny felt better than he has in a long time.  The Dr. feels this is a good sign that the current treatment is working and we will continue this course for 3 more rounds. 
St Francis put into place a new computerized system- starting today- April fools day- boy were they tempting fate. Needless to say it was an Epic failure. All the staff stayed in good spirits despite all the delays and glitches. Our appt was for 10 a.m.- we saw the Dr and then Kenny waited until 2:35 before he was finally hooked up to the chemo- he finished  at 5:15 p.m.... really long day. The Dr. says that people build up a tolerance to the side effects of chemo so we're hoping that this round will be a little easier on his system than the last two.  Positive thoughts :)