July 16th 2008 09:24 pm
Starting It All Again Next Week
Well, the doctor called me today after talking to the sarcoma specialist at Cedar’s Sinai. I will be starting everything next week. I spoke to him at length this evening about a lot of things, but will give you a brief description tonight as I am really tired. (Kai was up at 5:30 this morning)
Well, I will be having a port put in the beginning of next week as chemo will be every week this time, and my veins are already running at the thought of more needles. I will be receiving Taxol once a week for three weeks and then have a week off and then three weeks on and one off for a few cycles. Then they will do another scan to see if the chemo is working. He wants to do Taxol in combination with an anti-angiogenesis (inhibits new blood vessel growth) drug. Please pray that the HMO approves the drug as right now it is not used for this kind of cancer, and it is very expensive!
So as soon as the port is ready, I will begin treatments. If my body handles chemo like the last time, then I will do just fine…I just pray that it works on every single growth – those we can see and those we can’t. My stomach begins flipping just thinking about chemo, and I can even smell the drugs from my memory!
Since things aren’t starting until Monday at the earliest, I am going to stay here in Paradise a while longer – maybe returning on Saturday or Sunday.
On a different note, you’ll never guess (unless I’ve already told you) who played with Kai at the Burbank airport during a flight delay…Barry Bonds! I chatted with him for about 15 minutes and took a picture with him. I’ll post that soon – I don’t have a way to get the picture off my camera here at my parent’s house. 🙂 Fun, huh?
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3 Responses to “Starting It All Again Next Week”
CherylGregSimoneMarcus on 17 Jul 2008 at 8:18 am #
Barry Bonds, eh! Go figure. Hopefully he is nicer in person than the snippets we get on tv. I’m sure he is.
Well, at least now you know there is some kind of direction. Enjoy this time now, we will be praying for the battle to come. Just remember that when you are exhuasted there are others who are supporting you.
Love ya,
Cheryl
faith.gillis on 17 Jul 2008 at 5:23 pm #
You have a whole gaggle of total strangers praying for the success of these new treatments- we are praying for your total recovery, as well as the approval by the HMO for the necessary treatments. We will storm heaven for you, Monica!
http://www.faithexnihilo.blogspot.com
rommel alfaro on 19 Jul 2008 at 12:15 am #
Hi Monica,
That is so cool that you saw Barry Bonds. Even if people talk bad he is still part baseball history. (Remember the pitchers where also doped up.) Kai will have a cool story when he is grown up.
It broke my heart to read that you will have to go thru chemo again. But I know you are one tough mama and you will beat this. Enjoy the time with your family; it will give you strength. I will pray everyday that your upcoming treatment goes well.
Give that baby of yours a kiss and a hug for me,
and one for kai too…ha ha!!
~Rommel~