Treatment Update #3

Mom finished her second chemo session yesterday. Once again, no real problems to report on that. Her blood work came back good, which is a good sign. Apparently, with chemo there is a risk that the white blood count can get low. That hasn't happened with Mom. They did mention that the sodium was a little low. This was most likely caused by mom drinking too much water. From now on, she promises to "Be Like Mike" and supplement her water with Gatorade or some such drink.

She has one more chemo session scheduled for next week and then the first cycle will be officially over. At that point, they will run a series of tests to see if the chemo is doing it's job yet. If it is, there is a decent chance that radiation can start on the tumor in her pancreas. That will hopefully help reduce some of the pain that she has been experiencing in her midsection.

From there, she will continue on a three week on, one week off schedule with the chemo. The only exception to this rigid schedule will be Friday, September 22nd. That is the day that our sister Becky is getting married. Mom will skip that day's session and make it up the following day. Apparently, she's afraid that the chemo session might interfere with her dancing the night away, and we can't let that happen.