Chris's Journal

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Feeling good!

I have a whole week of feeling good ahead of me. Nice!

Had a phone call from the Cancer Center. Not sure if insurance will cover the Avastin with the Alimta. Until we get that all worked out, I am not going to start the Avastin (that is me talking). Just Alimta is like, $11,000 each time. Zoinks!
Thank goodness I have insurance!

Lots of snow on the ground-I still have irises to plant! Hope the weekend goes back to fall.

Thanks for all your support and love.
hugs,
chris

Friday, October 21, 2011

Happy Friday!

A gorgeous fall day in Wyoming, I am feeling better, and it is Friday!
Sweet!

My reward? Actually, I am grounded (I hate when I ground myself!). I have to clean my house before I can go and play! So, tonight is a house cleaning flurry scurry. Tomorrow to Laramie to play.

Have a grand weekend, everyone!
hugs,
chris

Thursday, October 13, 2011

tests, changes, what's next

Left here at 6:30 yesterday morning and got home at 4:30. Long day. Drove down with the full moon and on my way home saw a herd of elk. Nice!

Started the day with a PET scan. Then to acupuncture. Then meeting with the oncologist to get the results. Scan shows growth of one of the tumors plus increase in plural effusion-which means cancer cells are pissing off healthy cells. Well, they are pissing me off too....
So, we are adding Avastin to the Alimta. Hopefully, this will be the killer combo.

Next chemo is Nov. 2. That will be another long day. I have to have an MRI in the morning, then will meet with oncologist. Then off to chemo education to learn about Avastin. Then chemo.
Hopefully, I can squeeze in an appointment to get acupuncture.

Well, that is the news from this end.
hugs,
chris