Results of PET

Based on the PET of last week they are going to switch Andy to the BIOCOPP treatment plan. The first cycle will be within a week. He will be hospitalized for a few weeks. Subsequent treatments are every 3 weeks. For info see cancer help.cancerresearchuk.org/type/hodgkins. We will update tomorrow night with the details of the plan

Thursday PET

Andy finished blood work and the PET all before 9am today. That's a lot on an empty stomach and so his stomach revolted! Now it's a drive back home and hope for positive results. We're not sure when the results will be shared so we are guessing early next week. I am seeing that Andy is feeling fat with all the medications making him puff up a bit. Im glad he is hungry and consider the pudge temporary.

Tuesday

Well, Dee says this round of chemo has been the hardest to bounce back from. Today he had a couple of ok hours but otherwise feels lousy. He is doing better on his water and eats well. The swollen feet are pretty much back to normal. Tomorrow we leave for SFO in the afternoon since his PET is scheduled for 7am Thursday. It will be a few days before we get the results.

Monday morning

Sunday didn't get better and pretty bad swelling by early evening inhospitable feet and ankles. Of course being a Mom I think he needs to drink enough water that he's whizzing every hour and of course told him. He may have had more sodium than normal on Saturday when he went out so that may explain it. So now we will focus on watching both sodium and water intake and also elevate the legs. The mouth and jaw seem ok. He just feels icky like nausea and fatigue will do. He eats ok and watches terribly manly tv. I'll post later today after he is up and around. Thanks for all the compassion and prayers.

Sunday. Not feeling so good

Andy's up but feeling pretty cruddy. He took all the medicines and is going to eat a little something. Hope this helps. I think he may go back to bed for a while.

Saturday

It's after 1pm and Andy is still sleeping. Guess that's pretty normal for two days after chemo. Yesterday he ate well and rested quite a bit. He was so anxious for his brother to get here! Cool to see. Andy grilled tri tip last night and was happy to finish off the night with home made cookies Yum.

Andy's chemo today

Andy completed another round of chemo today at UCSF. He had a private room which was nice. The blood overall looked good, which is a relative term. But he's hanging in! Next Thursday he is scheduled for his PET scan which will tell if the chemo Is effective enough. If not he switch to the nastier 7 part drug that would be weekly and inpatient We are on our way back up north.

Recovery from last weeks chemo

Andy is doing ok with this third chemo. Very tired and a sore throat but upbeat. It was nice to have two special friends visit for the weekend. Andy still won't wear the sexy face mask but probably should! He's eating well and hopes that will help with the low white count. He follows Aunt Lauras tips for enduring chemo. He has a new water system at home to help him get his 100 ounces a day in. Michael is in town to give brotherly love. Next week will be chemo number four! We amazed at the quality of care and appreciate all the support.

Chemo today

After some scheduling discussions, they actually scheduled Chemo for today. I'm anxious to hear how the port works. Hope he remembers to suck on ice chips since that seems to help the mouth sores. More to come.