We made it home from Houston about 8:45 pm yesterday (Aug 25). The doctor's report was GOOD, again! The tumors have continued to shrink and Dr. Abbruzzese was impressed. He said Pancreatic cancer doesn't usually react so well to treatment, but my cancer has been an exception. I will continue the same treatment regimen for at least another 8 weeks, then back to Houston for another checkup on Oct 27. We plan to post more info soon.
Joe
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Here in Houston
Our trip down went well, we made good time. We checked into our hotel, then headed to Pappadeaux's seafood kitchen for dinner. It was so good!
Joe is already fast asleep. Tomorrow, we'll catch the 11:00am shuttle to MDA to begin our two days of tests and doctors. It's hard to believe that we have been through this same routine twice before! I know there are many Prayers being said for Joe.... we can "feel" them here in Texas!
Vicki
Joe is already fast asleep. Tomorrow, we'll catch the 11:00am shuttle to MDA to begin our two days of tests and doctors. It's hard to believe that we have been through this same routine twice before! I know there are many Prayers being said for Joe.... we can "feel" them here in Texas!
Vicki
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Back to Texas August 23, 2009
After a total of 10 Chemo treatments, it's time to head back to MD Anderson in Houston, TX for another checkup. That means we drive down on Sunday, have a CT scan on Monday, August 24, and a visit with Dr. Abbruzzese on August 25. Then we'll drive home Tuesday afternoon/evening. Since I still seem to be dealing with a lot of fatigue, I am hoping we might be able to change my treatment somewhat to reduce the fatigue. I don't know what that means, but I have gotten hints from the doctors that my treatments might be modified. I guess we'll know in a couple days.
Thanks to all who continue to pray for me. I am convinced we will get more good news. Special Thanks to SallyAnn for the candle and prayer at St. Elizabeth's.
We haven't kept up on the blog, but there have been some things going on with the Grays. We celebrated my mother's 90th birthday last weekend (Aug 15-16) with a Gray family reunion. There should be more about that in a separate blog. We also welcomed a new member into Vicki's side of the family. More about her later, also.
First things first. I have to fill out my lunch order before Chemo starts.
Joe
Thanks to all who continue to pray for me. I am convinced we will get more good news. Special Thanks to SallyAnn for the candle and prayer at St. Elizabeth's.
We haven't kept up on the blog, but there have been some things going on with the Grays. We celebrated my mother's 90th birthday last weekend (Aug 15-16) with a Gray family reunion. There should be more about that in a separate blog. We also welcomed a new member into Vicki's side of the family. More about her later, also.
First things first. I have to fill out my lunch order before Chemo starts.
Joe
Friday, August 7, 2009
Chemo #9
Yesterday, August 6, was my 9th chemo treatment. All went well, but I was very tired in the afternoon and suffered more nausea from this treatment than I've had in a while. I went to bed early, and this morning I feel much better, even ready for work this afternoon.
Since I have been having a lot of trouble with Cancer Related Fatigue, I had a good conversation with the oncology nurse about managing it. She gave me some printed information and a couple web sites about dealing with the fatigue. Mostly, it appears to be a mental fight, but part of CRF is inability to concentrate. Unlike normal fatigue everyone has, CRF can actually be made worse by resting or sleeping too much. Moderate exercise has been shown to help CRF. So, when my greatest desire is to lay down and take a nap, I need to force my lazy butt out of the recliner and exercise. What fun!
One more chemo (Aug 20) and we head back to MD Anderson on August 24 & 25. Of course we pray to get good news again. The question in my mind is just how good of news can I pray for without setting myself up for a letdown?
Joe
Since I have been having a lot of trouble with Cancer Related Fatigue, I had a good conversation with the oncology nurse about managing it. She gave me some printed information and a couple web sites about dealing with the fatigue. Mostly, it appears to be a mental fight, but part of CRF is inability to concentrate. Unlike normal fatigue everyone has, CRF can actually be made worse by resting or sleeping too much. Moderate exercise has been shown to help CRF. So, when my greatest desire is to lay down and take a nap, I need to force my lazy butt out of the recliner and exercise. What fun!
One more chemo (Aug 20) and we head back to MD Anderson on August 24 & 25. Of course we pray to get good news again. The question in my mind is just how good of news can I pray for without setting myself up for a letdown?
Joe
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