The last week has been a roller-coaster ride for us. The chemo combination that Karen’s been on for the last six months is at the end of its usefulness to her. It’s reduced the tumor size but is becoming too toxic for her. It’s beaten back the cancer a bit, but also suppressed her immune…
Month: February 2017
What is a CA-125 Test?
Karen and I have mentioned her CA-125 levels in a couple of posts, but not shared what this really means. Karen found a good pamphlet released by the Foundation For Women’s Cancer that has some great information in it. I’ll include a link below, but here’s a quote from the pamphlet: CA 125 is a…
A Mid-Week Update
The last couple weeks brought about some changes. For one, there’s anticipation about the upcoming tests, but there have also been some symptom changes. The chemo treatments have always made Karen tired and sick. While some weeks have been worse than others, you’ve probably read some posts where I mention that Karen sleeps a lot…
The End of Carboplatin
This week has been a long one for us, but at least we have the couch squared away! Front Room Furnishings decided to honor their sales agreement and take it back. I didn’t want to mention in my last post that the couch was fully delivered (can you half deliver a couch?) when we discovered…