Patsy Jane's Creations

03/22/13

Time to continue my story.  Saw Dr Rosen, Oncologist on Aug 3rd.  He explained chemo, 1/3 women have the chemo, go into remission and the cancer does not come back.  Said 2/3 of the patients will be treated 3 or more times as he cancer comes back after remission.  I have had two types of chemo and neither worked very well or at all.  First was carboplatin/taxotere and the second was avastin/doxil.  Now on gemzar and after two treatments my CA125 tumor maker went down 330 points.  Of course the carbo/taxotere worked for three treatments and then quit.  But I was very happy to see the numbers go down, had been waiting for that.  Did lose my hair when on the carboplatin and is now growing back.  Just wore hats and had lots of cute ones.  Co workers kept me supplied.  I now have chemo once a week for three weeks and then a week off.  Have had three treatments and go back on 3/28/13.  I keep thinking this one is going to work.  I pray that God has plans for me to be around a while longer.  Feel good, still working fulltime, sewing, reading, watching TV.  Get lots of rest too.

Went to Denver Co, University of  Colorado Cancer Center on Tues 3/19/13.  Saw a Dr Behbakht.  I am eligible to join a clinical trial but will not change chemo while the gemzar is working.  The Dr said they do not change someone to a clinical trial if a chemo is working.  He also said even tho it looked is if the first two chemo drugs did not work he believes something was working or I would not be here today.  I feel good and am doing well, so something had to have been working, even if just keeping the cancer from growing.  Just need it to shrink.  I really do not want to travel 300 miles one way once a week if I can get out of it.

Had snow yesterday and last night.  Had 4.5 inches.  So pretty.  Had two inches on Mon night and drove 50 miles on ice Tues on way to Denver.  Was nerve racking, but finally ran out of the ice.

Is now time to cut out an outfit for granddaughter Rebekah.  Plus matching outfit for her doll.