Karen’s completed two of the three treatments of her fifth round of chemo. The month break between cycle three and four allowed her to heal from some complications, but also seemed to reset her tolerance for the chemo, so she’s just now getting acclimated again. Fortunately, things seem to have settled down a bit now…
Cycle 5, Day One at the center
Met with Dr. Zangmeister (the Zang) today as it was the start of a new chemo cycle. Asked me how things were going, looked at my bloodwork. My white cell count and hemoglobin were a little low, but not terrible for a chemo patient. We also discussed re-visiting a debulking procedure after cycle six. Debulking…
An update on how things have been going
The last week has been an improvement over the prior couple. Karen has been up and around more, and even felt up to taking herself into town. We’ve had several forays into the big cities over the last week, and that includes Mt. Sterling, Washington Courthouse, Grove City, and even Columbus! It was heartwarming that…
No sir!
> copied from my 1/2/2017 Facebook post: Here’s something new that I have no experience with – being called sir. Mistaken for a gentleman. I know I may not dress especially femininely in general, but sir? Gah. Mostly, I have been going out without a head covering nor do I wear make-up on a regular…
It’s a whole new year already!
Karen’s energy is back up this week and we’ve been able to do a few things that we haven’t in a while. It’s a relief that the second week of being back on Chemo was easier than the first. This week it was only the Taxol, and though it’s no fun, it’s not like the…
Chemo for Christmas
Karen’s chemo has started back up after a few weeks off while healing from an infection. It isn’t great timing to have the first week of chemo right before Christmas, but we already put it off last week so we could make the MCR Medical annual holiday party, and with the chemo actually working to…
Whew! Chemo week 1 is out of the way again!
Chemo has been particularly draining in this new cycle, but things are looking up a little. Yesterday we received a visit from Karen’s brother Bob, and her mother Agnes. It was a nice visit and we had a bite at a local restaurant. The visit really drained her and she virtually collapsed as soon as…
Chemo for Christmas
Karen’s chemo has started back up after a few weeks off while healing from an infection. It isn’t great timing to have the first week of chemo right before Christmas, but we already put it off last week so we could make the MCR Medical annual holiday party, and with the chemo actually working to…
7 Rules You Should Follow When Visiting Someone With Cancer
The author of the article below has some really great insights. I think the first couple items are of particular importance. We’ve always been concerned about illnesses in our household because of Karen’s other medical conditions, and the cancer diagnosis has only strengthened this concern for us. The author’s comments about unplanned home visits is…
Christmas Party Here We Come!
This post is being added before anybody really knows about the site, so please don’t read this and think we forgot to tell you! I’m writing this more as a post to share some of what’s been going on for backstory when you do start coming here for updates. Karen’s going to make it to…