How Many More Times?
Entry 1 9:18 a.m. The Final Countdown Folfiri day. I built this chart last night, because I understand numbers better visually. The last data point is from yesterday, but is not labeled as such, some weird artifact of Excel. Folfiri's efficacy is better than gemabraxane. Her mets, and yes, as a reread of the radiology report confirms, her tumor has also grown by .5 cm. Also, there are new mets on the liver, two sub-measurable, one .6 mm. This could explain the pain increase, if the tumor grew in such a manner as to push on the celiac nerve plexus, a bundle of nerves adjacent to the pancreas. I hate this day because it brings terrific nausea, anxiety, and suffering for Jenny. Additionally, we are all anxious worrying for her. This is the final stretch of 48 weeks of chemo, weeks 40-48. Chemo every other week, with a take-home pump. On the bright side, the bernedoodle comes Saturday afternoon. What happens after this regime is over? ...