19 Mar - Sarah Got Some Chemo

Long day yesterday... but we were able to get Sarah a dose of Taxol, although at the reduced dose. This means that her liver can not process a higher dose, but also the Taxol will stay in her bloodstream longer and possibly cause more damage to cancer cells, which would be good. The doc said he can give her this lower dose every three weeks as long as bilirubin stays under 7. So we will be watching the bilirubin trend very closely as Sarah gets her weekly blood tests. It's got to start drifting down for us to have a shot at turning this situation around.

So far, Sarah's feeling ok after the Taxol dose. More tired than usual but not much nausea. Her hair probably won't fall out for at least another week.