A Week After

Carlene is steadily feeling better a week after her final chemo infusion. She is getting stronger and recovering from nausea and "chemo head." Her appetite is good, sometimes ferociously so. When Carlene feels hungry, I gotta get her some food in a hurry. We laugh about it at times. I think her body is demanding fuel to repair the damage chemo does to fast-growing cells. This will probably be my last post for awhile. Life is going to get back to normal for Carlene now. It will be a process, but she's well on her way. Thanks again for your prayer and thoughtfulness.
God Bless

Finish line for chemo

Carlene had her last chemotherapy infusion today. She handled it extremely well, as usual. She is doing well tonight. Carlene is relieved and very happy to be finished. She has one more neulasta injection tomorrow to help with white blood cell growth. Carlene will start on a daily dose of femara in a couple of weeks to inhibit estrogen in her body, as the tumors she had were estrogen receptive. She will have to take femara for five years. At the end of June, Carlene will see her radiation doc to discuss the schedule for follow up scans. It looks like she will receive MRIs and PET scans, alternating every six months. But that hasn't been finalized yet. The docs will also do blood tests looking for telltale markers to keep a close eye on her. We don't know yet what else they may want to do. It feels great to finally be at the end of the treatments. Thanks again for all your prayers and support.
God Bless.

Feeling great

Carlene is feeling really good now. She has shaken off most of the things that were slowing her down. She is still feeling fatigue in the evening, but, hey, we ain't getting any younger!! We've been walking quite a bit over the past week or more. She has been handling hills just fine. Today we walked in our neighborhood, with all the steep streets. It was nice to see all the yards with such beautiful flowers, green bushes and trees. We went to Santa Fe for a couple days last week, just before the busy Memorial Day rush. The weather was great. We relaxed, walked some, visited a beautiful gallery recommended by Dan and Scharlotte, and ate lots of great Mexican food. Yesterday we all met up at Kevin and Lori's for a barbecue. We had a great time with everyone. The grand kids are a hoot. They kept us busy. It was a wonderful day. Carlene's last treatment is this Thursday. Tomorrow she sees the doc and has blood drawn. She is definitely ready for this to be over with. Ten days or so of not feeling well after the last infusion, and hopefully she will be done with this forever. That's our constant prayer. God has it under control. We're just trusting Him. Thanks for your prayers and support. God Bless.