| 12 hours! *sigh*I'm glad you're feeling better today, and I wish there was a way you could travel to a warmer place and bask in the sunshine.♥ ♥ Thanks, I wish I could grab some of your excess sunshine, too.{{{hugs}}}I don't comment much, but you're in my thoughts and prayers.(Deleted comment) Not impertinent, just very nice! Thanks. You and Rich are very much in my thoughts. ::hugs:: Special love and *hugs* to you always, dear, I think of you so often. Hope you have a lovely weekend :) It's snowing & I don't have to go to work -- that's a Good Day! I find it very difficult to talk about cancer because of my family circumstances (we have the bowel cancer gene) but my thought and prayers are with you always. I remember going through that discovery via your LJ, and the whole test or don't test dilemma -- and I have to admit this, even though it shows what an idiot I am, that if I were in your situation, I wouldn't ever read my entries. I used to keep my head SO buried in the sand, and pretend there was no such thing as cancer... Thanks for your support, you're a strong woman.(Deleted comment)_Of course, using it as a last choice probably skews the results she gets, too._That probably has a lot to do with it, I would think!♥ you lots and we're here for you always, rooting and loving! *sending smooches southward to you -- and hoping you don't need a snowshovel more* Sending best wishes and good karma your way. :) Always here for you, me dear. ♥ *sending a big hug* Thank you.(Deleted comment) Thank you. Words are good for porn, not so useful at other times. :)I am happy that you are happy and here the sun is shining despite dire predictions of a sloppy afternoon of wintry mix drooling from the sky and that is what I feel about predictions, most aspects are unpredictable at best and right now the sky is blue and I am thinking beautiful thoughts northward (and a bit west) to you. ((hugs)) Thanks, Bee. I suppose you're getting your sloppy mix today, like us. hang in there!(Deleted comment) Great idea! I'm going to fling some heck. you are in my thoughts and prayers sweetie.*hugs hugs hugs8 Thank you so much. *sends a hug back*{{{{{{{{{{{Lorie}}}}}}}}}}}}}Once a month sounds way better than once a week. Who knows; bottom of the barrel may be just what you're looking for.And shut up about the guilt already! :-) None allowed!Hewene |
[**Tags**|ovarian cancer]You can skip this detail, I'll un-cut for the bottom line stuff! Saw my oncologist yesterday as scheduled and learned that my tumor marker number was climbing again and it was time to discontinue those drugs. She's switched me to Doxil. There's a good-news, bad-news aspect to this (as usual). Doxil means we're at the bottom of the barrel for treatments; I've seen lots of drugs and this is the last new one to try. Of course, it's unfair to call it "bottom of the barrel" because it's an approved second-line ovarian treatment drug and many doctors would have tried it sooner. It's one of those personal taste things. My doctor probably hasn't had great results with it so it's one of her last choices. Of course, using it as a last choice probably skews the results she gets, too.The good news, for me, is that Doxil only gets administered once a month. So I won't have to be getting poked and infused once a week, or see the Cancer Center every Thursday. Hopefully I'll be able to have a more normal life. The chemo-girl version of normal, anyway.Yesterday involved a blood transfusion as well as the new drug. We also didn't realize that the one-hour infusion I was promised takes 2-1/2 to 3 hours the first time, to check for allergic reactions. The bottom line was that I spent 12 hours at the hospital and kept nurses there late (much guilt!). But I honestly do feel better today for the transfusion (more guilt!).So. We're near the end of what Modern Medicine has to offer, but I've always been depending on more than their drugs to keep me going. Your good wishes, vibes and prayers mean the world to me and Rich. I plan to be around for a while yet, honestly, but I know that's not in my control. Heck, I'm still walking to work and could get hit by a bus any morning, you know? Today I feel good, the snow has stopped at least temporarily (the sky is still snow-colored), and I'm pretty happy.