Latest Update

Sorry that it has been a while since the last update.  Have been very weak and experiencing awful side effects.  Taking a very long time to recover from all of the chemo treatments.  Good news is that the liver chemo embolizations worked and there are no more live tumor cells in my liver.  However, the liver sustained some damage from the treatments & is slow to heal.  Two liver function numbers are sky high above normal ranges, which concerns the doctors.  I am jaundice & the bile ducts are not healed yet.  I have been too weak to take any more chemo treatments so doctors gave me a break in December and January.  Unfortunately, my tumor marker has gone up from 141 to 437.  We are monitoring my health every week now to see when I can start the systemic chemo treatments again.  I am grateful for each day that I wake up.  I hope that one day soon I will actually get to do something fun other than sleep & visit the doctor's office.  Hope that 2012 is a peaceful and healthy one for you and your families.  Thank you for your continued support and help.  We are appreciative and grateful for the support system that surrounds us.  Please take care.