Chemo set for Friday
Posted by stephanie on December 19th, 2007
Mom and I went to clinic and met with the oncology team. We had lab work drawn and all my blood counts were good. I don’t know what John and I would do without the support of my parents. They are available at a moments notice and it has allowed John to continue to work and miss fewer days. I wish we did not live so far away from John’s family. We would be able to see them more often.
The team has been researching best practice with Sweet Syndrome (SS). One of Dr. Young’s colleagues, Dr. Xiong came from MD Anderson and has seen more patients with SS. He said he has seen SS can come from Neupogen or from the actual tumor itself. We will hold the Neupogen secondary to SS. The Neupogen boosts my white count after chemo. We know Taxotere will drop my white blood cell accounts dangerously low without Neupogen and I will be at high risk of getting an infection. We will take prophylactic antibiotics and they are place me on isolation precautions. We will continue with the Xeloda for the full 14 day course of therapy.
Many have asked want do you want or what can I get you for the holidays? My request is simple; I would ask for prayers for continued good health and that I will not get an infection. - AMEN
December 20th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
Prayers we can do…and lots of them! I’m glad you are back on track with chemo. We hope you gets lots of family time, and plenty of peace and joy over the Christmas week.
Love you all.
Lynn and Larry
December 21st, 2007 at 12:56 am
Will do on the positive thoughts and prayers, but if the practical need for a pot of soup or pan of brownies comes up, I’m just a few house away. We’re staying put for the holidays as far as I know. Your status reports make me realize how my worries about not having bought quite enough for everyone yet might just be a little off track!
Val
December 22nd, 2007 at 1:10 am
Mixed emotions: hate for you to feel bad fm chemo, but glad your labs are good enough for you to receive it. Hoping for you to feel really well through the holidays and for a bonafide MIRACLE next year…which is SOON.
Any possibility that John’s family will visit during the holidays?
Love to the Gaworski Family fm the Penny Family
December 23rd, 2007 at 6:47 pm
Enjoy your Christmas time together. Wishing you all much joy and peace.
Always in our prayers,
The Winter’s
December 24th, 2007 at 8:40 am
Our love and prayers are with you always. We are praying for a miraculous new year. So grateful that you are home with John, Jennifer, and David this Christmas time. We are thankful for your parents and all that they are able to help you with; we wish we could be there for you.
Rachel, Cory and Little Bit have made it to Alabama and we are so glad to have them here for the holidays.
Merry Christmas! Love and prayers,
Jim and Marcia