Today's Treatment

My chemo treatment has been delayed until today at 11:30. Nothing is wrong- just logistical issues with orders being received in Salt Lake in time. It is kind of a bummer but at least only a 1 day delay. I had an appointment with Dr Miranda yesterday. We had a very in depth conversation about the new chemo drug that I will be starting tomorrow. It has a different set of side effects than the previous chemo drugs. There is a high likelihood of having a drug reaction so they are going to premedicate to try to prevent this from happening. I  took a very high dose of steroids at midnight last night and then again at 6 am. Then they will give me an additional dose via Iv prior to chemo. Dr will also be present while they give the drug so he can intervene quickly if necessary. Kind of scary but I'm glad that they are being proactive! Dr is also going to carefully monitor my blood counts- I will have labs done every week instead of every 3 weeks. This is one of those instances where you weigh benefits and risks carefully. Dr feels like since the risk of a cancer recurrence is so high, it warrants the unpleasantness of this drug. He will also be carefully monitoring my nervous system and neurological function as some of the neurological side effects can be permanent.  Yikes!! This is all spooky but I trust Dr implicitly. I also had a very comforting blessing Monday night so I feel at peace. Tyler will update you all after treatment. Dr thinks he will need a leash to help contain me after all those steroids!! Hope at least I will be good for some entertainment value!!  Thank you to everyone!! Your support truly means the world to all of us. I know that your prayers in our behalf have been heard and tenderly answered. Our God truly is a God of miracles!!