Tuesday, we had a CAT Scan to check the chemo's progress and no surprise to anyone, it is not working. Today, we met with him to discuss the results of the CAT. The tumor has actually grown since I started this new therapy. He wants to try a different combination therapy with more targeted chemo which will focus on zapping some of the specific characteristics of my tumor, he is deciding between 2 options. I will find out what he has decided on Monday and hopefully start the new drugs Monday morning. We are not too bummed, we had already been given the heads up as a result of how terrible I was feeling and the blood counts. I am happy to start something new that works and does its job. Hopefully, the one that works is the one that is covered by my insurance! :)

For now, I have an appetite and I am holding down a good amount of food. I know things are looking up and I will send this cancer crap a packing!

We skipped chemo last session b/c I was feeling too poorly. I received a blood transfusion and a 3 day infusion of Magnesium to try and help me feel better. That worked for a few days, but I was down again pretty bad yesterday, so we decided it would be best to hold off again. Something is obviously not working. My tumor markers are elevated so he wants me to get a CAT Scan to see what's going on. We may have to tinker with my meds to get them working properly. Which possibly means changing out a couple of the meds or possibly going back to my original treatment that worked very well for me in the beginning. Not such great news, we will get the test results from the scan on Thursday and we will hopefully have a plan of attack by then. I feel a lot better today than I did yesterday, I think I just needed a short break, 2 weeks isn't that big of a deal. I need to try and get my appetite back to normal to increase my energy level and so forth. I also did a round of steroids, starting Sunday and I believe that has helped directly with my appetite. The blogging has been slow, I apologize, I will try and keep up better. I need some well wishes and happy thoughts right now while I try and turn this thing around and get a better grip on it. I appreciate everyone's' continued support, it means the world to me!

Love,
Kelly