Chemo ... doesn't suck. Surprise surprise. Mom was a trooper! It took 4 hours in total for mom to receive all of the infusions, but was a restful nice afternoon for her. We had tea and scones and talked about the past and the future. It was surprisingly a good time!
We did learn though that her Calcium levels were really high and her Doctor is pretty confident that she might have Hypercalcaemia. He thinks it is because of the cancer and not because of a pre-condition. Because of this she needs additional medication as she is at risk of bone deterioration in her jaw (why her jaw I have noooo idea).
He also told us that he won't be ordering another CT scan of her liver until 9 weeks from now as it takes that long to see the affects of chemo. So hopefully by then her liver will shrink enough to remove the discomfort and hopefully her body will respond to the chemo in such a positive manner that it extends her life. 15-20% of cholangiocarcinoma patients live 2 years after diagnosis due to how well they respond to treatments - I'm praying that she is one of them.
Here is a view of mom's chemo "corner".
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Outstanding news. See you all tomorrow. Love you Carolyn. As always you look beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kristen for the blog posts. Great job and love you too.