April 25, 2013

Checking In


A couple of people have noted that I haven’t added a new post for a while, and they correctly assume it means that all is well.  Jana’s CML continues to respond to Gleevec, and my tumors have remained stable or perhaps even shrunk a little.

As of yesterday, I’ve had 12 pemetrexed infusions, one every three weeks, since late August.  I’ve had it so many times that I can almost predict my side effects to the hour they begin.  As I’ve noted before, the treatment is nothing like the cisplatin and pemetrexed regimen I had in Temple, but it’s getting old.  I feel the need for a break to let my body recover some strength, so I’m going to discuss it with my oncologist in three weeks.  I had a four month break last summer with no apparent problems, so I hope it works out a well this year.

I really didn’t have anything to say in this post, but I thought I ought to add a note.  Thanks for checking Cancer Couple from time to time.

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