Well, today is my last chemotherapy treatment. I am very happy to be able to say that. Will have some recovery time, then get restaged in a few weeks to ensure the lymphoma is under control. After that, I'll get a couple of months off before I continue my monocolonal antibody treatment and get my one time targeted radiation therapy sometime late in September. Right now, the doctor is very pleased with my progress and I feel extremely positive about how things are going.
Because I'll have 60 days with no treatments and no meds, I'll be able to travel and see the family beginning in August. I have a trip to LA for my nephew Michah's wedding and also want to go east and see grandkids, daughter and brothers. After September, I'll be grounded again for a while, so I have to make the most of my time.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
June 6, 2009 Update
I finished the 3rd round of chemo a week ago Friday. As I had heard before, the cumulative effect gets a bit worse with each time, and that seems to be the case. I've been extremely tired this time, but am now coming out of my haze. Since I know that the treatment is working, it's much easier to accept the side effects. Everyone has been really supportive, and I thank you all for that. I still have hair, although the color is much different - no, it didn't grow in a different color, I just can't dye it anymore.
The next schedule begins on the 24th if all is right with the world. After that, I'll have a break from everything and can travel for a few weeks before my radio-immunotherapy begins, probably in September. After that, I'll be Houston bound until Christmastime.
Ted is being very good to me and is now getting the training to volunteer at M.D. Anderson playing the piano in some of the public areas in the hospital. He has also given platelets a couple of times and will continue doing that too. I encourage any of you that have the temperament to give blood, do so when you can. There are lots of cancer patients and others that are in need. Dogs and cats are hovering around me all the time, so I am never without companionship. Even the mean cat Mellie is cuddling up with me.
The next schedule begins on the 24th if all is right with the world. After that, I'll have a break from everything and can travel for a few weeks before my radio-immunotherapy begins, probably in September. After that, I'll be Houston bound until Christmastime.
Ted is being very good to me and is now getting the training to volunteer at M.D. Anderson playing the piano in some of the public areas in the hospital. He has also given platelets a couple of times and will continue doing that too. I encourage any of you that have the temperament to give blood, do so when you can. There are lots of cancer patients and others that are in need. Dogs and cats are hovering around me all the time, so I am never without companionship. Even the mean cat Mellie is cuddling up with me.
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