I am
I am so glad nobody was seriously hurt. Sorry about the car
though.
(((cjode))), the CT news is such good news. Hang in there.

I understand abt. chemo, which can be a real bear.

On the way home after my first chemo (FAC with a booster) at MD
Anderson, I had a serious stomach problem at a Popeye's in
Baton Rouge. This was followed by nausea stops all the way home.

For 2 or more days at home, I kept no food I ate, as my temp
went up.

Long story short, I spent 6 days covered with IV antibiotics in
a local hospital in reverse isolation. (Among a laundry list of
ailments I had E Coli}. The last 2 days the docs said they were
going to have to bring out the BIG GUHS of antibiotics. The
Vancomycin took my hearing in my right ear.

For the first and only time, I gave up and told Mr. VET I was
not going back to Texas; I would just let nature take its
course. When he cried, I came back to my senses and bounced back.

I had lost 30 pounds and had to wait an extra week for the next
monthly chemo treatment, but I went back and never looked back.

(((cjode))), all this chemo stuff WILL pass.

Thank you for the updates.

cjode wrote:
> First, the good news: I had a CT scan done and the tumors
> on my liver are shrinking; some seem to have faded so much
> you can hardly see them on the picture! Side effects are
> causing some concern- cracked fingers. Doc said he may give
> me a chemo break at Thanksgiving to improve their soreness
> and risk of letting germs in, try to heal a bit. He said I
> may even have a break at Christmas.......so, I guess things
> must be going on in order to stop for a treatment, which I
> kind of asked. Doc had a big smile and agreed. It was a
> good day for news but a rough day for treatment.
>
> Now the bad: on the way home, about a mile and a half from
> home, my son and I were asleep in the car. Husband swerved
> to miss a small boulder in the road, we hit the dirt, slid
> and I woke up as we began to flip. The car rolled over
> completely and then stopped. We took inventory, all appear
> ok, the twelve year old in the back seat was very shook up
> (as we all were.) The car is wrecked. Fortunately we have
> made friend here and one of my student's dads turned around
> and gave us a ride home. Then he told his sister who was
> just closing the store and she came by, got her flatbed
> trailer and came to pick up the car, took it to their house
> so it won't be a spectacle in our neighborhood for
> Halloween. We will try to deal with that and the purchase
> of a new-used car in the next few days.
>
> I guess somebody up there likes me...gave me a jolt after
> some bad thoughts I had been thinking on the road home. I
> was feeling sorry for myself thinking I did not want to
> spend the rest of my life getting chemo every other week; it
> is just not a fun gig. But, seeing the alternative flash
> before my eyes last night gave me greater respect for life.
> My oldest son could have been an orphan yesterday. Thank
> God my husband is a quick thinking excellent driver.
>
> Thanks for listening GAs.......

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