Today Kristi received her first of 3 doses of chemo for round 4. This is the first of 3 rounds of this triple dose chemo. These will be the roughest rounds of the 6. The next 3 cycles will work like this: Day 1, chest port, day 2, stomach port (long day), day 8 stomach port. Rest for 13 days. Start over. Do this for 3 cycles, maybe 4.
Today was pretty "business as usual". We arrived about 9:15, chemo started about 10:30, we left about 3:30. We did receive some disturbing news today, however...Kristi's CA 125 level went up. Her new level is 174. According to Dr. Downy, the number should have normalized by now (35 is normal). So, we're a little confused as to what this means. We haven't heard yet from Dr. Downy. The nurse at the chemo office gave us the number so she didn't know either...she tried to comfort us by telling us "it's just a number". That doesn't change anything as far as we know...we're still reporting to the chemo clinic tomorrow morning hopefully by 8:30AM. They said to expect to be there all day. I’ll end on these prayer requests:
- Her CA125 level drops after this round of chemo to normal
- Kristi is able to tolerate these tough rounds
- The kids are back to being shuffled around. That’s hard on everyone. Pray for patience and tolerance during this time
- Pray for safe travels for us as we commute back and forth to Grand Rapids each day
- Please also remember my brother who returned home from the hospital yesterday from breaking his leg. According to my mom it’s real bad. He will have screws and bolts and pins in his leg for the rest of his life.
Thanks for the continued prayers.
Brian & Kristi
