Looking Good

From Sheela:

There's little to report this week; the last five days of infusions have been rather routine. But this is very good. It seems like the combination of therapies have worked their magic during cycle three. Increased amounts of saline for hydration, intravenous feeds of anti-nausea medications and, of course, the ancient Chinese practice of acupuncture made this experience much more manageable. Jon's slept more peacefully, ate more steadily and, well, let's just say the stool softener is working, too. This is like a trifecta in the chemo world. He's still rundown, but all in all the third cycle is going as well as we'd hoped.

The most noteable moment of the week happened on our way home from the hospital. If you recall from an earlier blog entry, Jon and I tried to rescue a turtle that was crossing a highway onramp. The turtle didn't make it. Last night on the way home we saw a rabbit running across the onramp. He made it; we think the speed helps. We'll keep our eyes out for chickens crossing the road, or maybe even some turkeys.

What's ahead now are two shorter infusions, on Thursday 11/18 and Wednesday 11/24 and then tests and tests and tests to find out what exactly has happened. On the whole, it's looking good.