Fall 2009: Jake and Nancy learned that Nancy's breast cancer was stage four. Winter 2013: They are still fighting. This is a gathering place to follow their story, offer support, love and prayers... to be by their side.



Friday, August 22, 2014

Chemo update

Hey everyone, thanks again for continuing to check in.  My latest chemo has been rough with terrible side effects, mostly tummy issues, but I've also had a lot of trouble with headaches.  I had to miss a treatment and my dose has been reduced to 60%, this is by far the hardest chemo I've ever had.  Side effects aside, the good news is it seems to be working as my tumor marker fell a couple points last week.  Hopefully we can figure out the right mix of dose/schedule and meds to counter the side effects and I'll get some mileage out of this drug.

I realized I didn't give an update on my last brain scan, which is basically fine, though one of the previously radiated lesions was a little bigger (could be scar tissue).  Since I have been having so much trouble with headaches, they decided to give me another scan yesterday and it looked stable, so that's good news.