I had my 3 month CT scan last week. It was a mixed bag of results. The good: the tumors around my intestines have gotten better. Plus, I haven't had any bowel obstructions or pain in that area.
The unchanged: the tumors by my bladder have remained unchanged. No better, no worse.
The bad: there are tumors on the outside of my muscle wall that have gotten bigger. These have less of a chance of causing an issue since it is just in my subcutaneous fat and not around my organs. Right now, we are just going to continue to monitor it. Surgical intervention is an option in the future if it starts causing me pain, which it isn't right now.
The plan is to stay on my current chemo regimen. The new chemo (Doxil) has given me a rare side effect of darkening my skin. It is mainly on my hands, feet, underarms, and elbows. It doesn't hurt and my skin is intact, just another weird and rare side effect.
My white blood cell count was too low to get treated this week. So my chemo was pushed out a week. I will be getting a shot (Neulasta) two days after chemo which boosts my bone marrow production to help stop my counts from dropping again. I've had this before and causes my bones and joints to feel achy and sore.
We also may be a bit crazy but we decided to adopt a puppy! Since we lost Darla in August, we have been thinking about getting another dog and welcomed Sadie to our family a few weeks ago. We are still working on potty training. Our other dog, Daisy, has definitely perked up more and has been very playful with Sadie.
Prayer Requests:
1. Praise no bowel obstructions since my Gtube was placed. Pray for continued protection from any obstructions.
2. Pray for chemo regimen to work and shrink ALL tumors and no allergic reactions.
3. Pray for protection against any infection as my immunity is low and for my counts to rebound by next week to be able to get chemo.
Sending prayers 🙏
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