09/09/09 came and went---just like all the rest of the days this year. This was supposed to be the day the magic started and it wasn't. It was just a day.
Terry is doing well on her new medication regimen. She now takes Velcade on day 1, 4, 8 and 11-then a 10 day reprieve. That is one course and then she starts all over again. No major side effects, however her back aches more than in the past and she still tires with too much exertion. We are keeping the chasing down to once a day.
Her hair is making a comeback. We don't know if it will be straight, curly, gray, blond, red, black, brown or calico. Whatever it will be nice. We are having our pictures taken next week for the church directory. Terry will have a babushka.
Thanks to everyone for all that you do. You mean more to us than you will ever know.
9/10/09
9/2/09
A NEW DAWN STARTS TODAY
Terry started on a new therapy today. She will now be taking a product called Velcade which causes the cancer cells to stop dividing and hopefully causes the cancer cells to die. Cancer cells appear to be more sensitive to these effects than normal cells. (Let's hope that is the case with Terry).
She will be on this course of therapy for 3-4 regimens before another bone marrow biopsy is done. Each course of therapy is 21 days-so it will be it will probably be sometime in November before any results are in.
She had been on a drug called Revlimid for the past 7 months. This drug is a derivative of thalidomide. For those old enough to remember thalidomide is the drug associated with "flipper babies" due to birth abnormalities. It was used in the '60s for pre-partum nausea prevention. (I am recalling the information about thalidomide from my memory recesses-so I might be off a little).
There are a whole host of things that can be tried. Unfortunately they all take months before evaluation.
Terry is doing fine both physically and emotionally. She gets more and more energy each day and has a very positive attitude. I know the attitude is helped a lot by having so many good friends with tons of prayers and well wishes.
Her physical strength is probably due to the fact that we continue to chase each other around the house. (Some things never change).
She will be on this course of therapy for 3-4 regimens before another bone marrow biopsy is done. Each course of therapy is 21 days-so it will be it will probably be sometime in November before any results are in.
She had been on a drug called Revlimid for the past 7 months. This drug is a derivative of thalidomide. For those old enough to remember thalidomide is the drug associated with "flipper babies" due to birth abnormalities. It was used in the '60s for pre-partum nausea prevention. (I am recalling the information about thalidomide from my memory recesses-so I might be off a little).
There are a whole host of things that can be tried. Unfortunately they all take months before evaluation.
Terry is doing fine both physically and emotionally. She gets more and more energy each day and has a very positive attitude. I know the attitude is helped a lot by having so many good friends with tons of prayers and well wishes.
Her physical strength is probably due to the fact that we continue to chase each other around the house. (Some things never change).
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