General Update

 

20210301 Cycle 10 Week 1

From Doris:

One of the most difficult questions for me to answer is the following, “How are you feeling?” It leaves me stumped. I am certain nobody really wants to hear the details of how I am feeling physically, mentally or emotionally at a particular moment. How I feel physically can change in a moment without warning. So my answer to the above will be, “About the same.”

I just completed nine months of cancer treatments. I am now on “auto pilot.” Because there are no significant treatment changes expected over the next 15 months, our life will not be much different from one week to the next.

From Paul:

As of February 27, we are in Cycle 10. This is the part that the doctor calls the “autopilot” stage of treatment. That is a good thing. It consists of labs every four weeks and a consultation with a provider every eight weeks. The medication is indicated to be the same throughout the rest of the 24 cycles. The oral chemo pills continue with one in the morning, and evening and four pills around noon. All are to be taken with food because of the potential for stomach upset.

We continue our walks, because movement helps. I have observed that it is painful for Doris to move but she hurts more if she tries to move without having moved recently. Walking seems to help and Doris is having days where she feels more energetic than others, but the staying power of stamina still seems a bit elusive.

With much less to report in the coming months, we will give only monthly updates on this blog.

The beginning of Cycle 10 included a consultation with a provider. The NP indicated that Doris’ blood work was looking good. That is the news we like to hear.