Weeks 11 & 12

Hi all – since we were not able to post last week, we’re covering 2 weeks worth of news in this post. General news is that Sharron has still been doing great overall. There have been slight ups and downs but nothing major to report. She has had no nausea in weeks, a normal appetite, and continues to take the steroid pills as part of her treatment once a week. She says the steroid pills make her feel really good the next day. She is still having soreness in her hip, which we’re looking into with her doctor. A bone marrow biopsy to confirm the status of everything is still planned for the end of her treatment cycles. At this point, we wanted to clarify from previous posts that “remission” is determined by a series of tests/results that we have not yet completed. Of course as soon as we can confirm remission, we will send out the news.

Week 11 (March 15-21) marked the middle of cycle 4. Treatment was the quick “push,” which makes for a very short visit in Kaiser (i.e., no meeting with her oncologist). Week 12 (March 22-28) marked the end of cycle 4. Again, the plan is 6 cycles total, so she only has 2 left. Week 12 was an off week so not too much to tell. Due to her hip troubles, Sharron’s been a little less active in the last couple weeks. She is still attending physical therapy sessions to keep her stretching and workouts on track. In fun weekend news, Sharron and Val went to a play this weekend at the new Cosmopolitan theater downtown and then dinner afterwards at McCormick & Schmicks.