Chemo

So updates. . . hopefully Pam and Ilana will do another update to caring bridge and correct everything I might be getting wrong. The MRI showed the tumor about the same size as it was- Ben said the imaging they use is a little different so it was a bit like comparing apples to oranges, but they didn't believe it had grown more.

They decided to give her chemo when her urine was alkaline enough (I guess cancer thrives in acidic conditions so they try to get it as alkaline as possible. She received chemo on Friday. The chemo she received last time was considered a high-high does, and this time she received a medium- high dose. The beautiful thing about Mayo is the combine the naturopathic with the traditional medicine. So after she received the chemo they gave her the high dose of vitamin C and b-17 I believe it is. We have heard such great things about the naturopathic so we are so thankful she is there- the only hospital we know of in AZ that does this.

I talked to her today and she was in good spirits. Her pain is under control now, which we are so grateful, she said it was so painful it was making her vision hazy. She said the chemo gets rough in 7-10 days after receiving it. She said she has NO desire to eat and while it is less miserable than it was with her GI tract issues, she is f0rce feeding herself. And her dad keeps showing up at meal time to make sure his baby girl eats her grub :). Yeah Arnie!