Before I could call my nurse on Tuesday morning, she messaged me with encouraging news.
My blood work was MUCH improved, with everything but one of the liver enzymes having returned to normal after the break from treatment.
The one liver enzyme that was still high had gone from 193 to 69, but still needs to be 30 or below, so we canceled my appointment, and I am to go get blood drawn tomorrow, and the following Monday, before returning to the clinic on the 28th.
At that time, we will probably begin the chemo pill with injections and hormone blockers, as there is little chance that there will still be a problem with that enzyme.
My nurse has helped me to get signed up for copay assistance programs for the new medications, as it is likely that my annual out of pocket expenses will be met within the first couple of months of the year, which means I will have big bills coming in pretty quickly.
I am hoping that the four treatments I had have slowed the cancer down enough that no unwanted changes will occur during these weeks without treatment.
After all, it took two months after the recurrence was found to begin treatment, so this three week break shouldn't cause trouble. I don't think my team would have allowed it otherwise.
Our little pride of cats continues to adapt to being three.
Frank is growing so quickly, and is no longer in much danger of being injured when he and Pete get overly rambunctious.
Annabel continues to pretty much steer clear of Frank, but once in a while, they nestle close to one another on the bed, and she stays put, rather than getting up and going somewhere else.
Dave moved the litter box out of the guest room yesterday, so there will no longer be any incarceration in there for the little guy.
Not much is on the agenda for today. We are both off work tomorrow. My office closes for MLK day, and Dave took a vacation day.
We're going up to Costco, and to see Pop this morning, or maybe tomorrow, since we're free.
On that note, I am off to the shower. Have a good Sunday!
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