Will 6 Be The Magic Number Of Treatments

Met with the research nurse, nurse practitioner, and a different doctor this morning. They would not commit to 6 treatments. They actually made me feel like more than 6 are in my future which upsets me but I’ll deal with it. I’m not sure there is a magic number when it comes to curing cancer. It would be my favorite thing if I could be done in 6 treatments but I trust my doctors to decide what’s best to cure me.

More Conversation About The Port

I’m seriously thinking about a port. I know, I know, you’ve heard that before. My veins hurt during the treatment and now my arms hurt between treatments. I won’t have the pain with a port. I just need to find the perfect day to do it so I don’t lose too many “good” days to get it.

Tumors Are Shrinking

Another fact that came up was that my tumors have shrunk by 40%. That number sounds great to me and to them too. I don’t understand why they are leery to say 6 times with that response but I’m sure I will find out. I guess a couple of insurance rounds aren’t such a bad idea. But 6 sounds like my new favorite number. Please pray that 6 is the magic number of treatments.

So Close, Yet So Far

I am about 2 hours from being done with chemo #4. I am getting the post hydration drip now. It’s the one that hurts. Thankful for a bag of ice on my arm. It helps but doesn’t make typing easy at all. I have slept most of the afternoon thanks to Benadryl. I feel a little nauseous this afternoon which I have never felt before. The nurse doesn’t think it’s strange.

Puzzles Provide A Distraction

I think I have mentioned that there are puzzles in every waiting room at MD Anderson. They are supposed to get your mind off “things”. Today I finished a 100 piece (actually, 93 pieces, 7 were missing) while waiting for chemo. Did my mind “forget” I have cancer? No, but it was fun.