21 May - Another Chemo Week

Not much new to report this week. Sarah got Abraxane again on Thursday along with Herceptin. She's feeling fairly good except for some fatigue probably due to a low red blood cell count, so she got a booster shot for that. She still has a fever most days ranging between 99 and 102. Her doc says that could be due to the liver tumor cells dying off - we like the sound of that! It could also just be due to the presence of liver tumors in the first place, though.
The Abraxane is finally taking its toll on her hair which has been falling out much faster this week - I think she'll want me to shave her head this weekend. Sarah doesn't like the feeling of it coming out when she runs her hands through her hair - better to just get it over with in one shot. Next week they'll run her tumor markers to see how she's responding to the Abraxane. We'll get the results in the following week and talk to the doc about getting scans and whether to continue on Abraxane or switch to another chemo drug (hopefully continue!). Her liver seems to be tolerating the Abraxane well - her liver function numbers are only slightly above normal range.
Ben and Sam are doing great. Coming up on the end of the year. Ben has a cello recital next Tues which will end his cello career for a while (pending desire to resume at some point in the future), and Ben and Sam are both looking forward to our Spring campout coming up soon right after school ends. I think we'll start them both in a local karate club this summer and Sam is still insisting he wants to take guitar lessons next year, so we might be doing that.