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Monday, February 25, 2013

Day One Update

Patty went to St. Vincent's this morning and met with Dr. Cantrell. They are still waiting on some information that could provide a few more treatment options and they expect those results by tomorrow.

As we know, her liver is affected, which means that she cannot receive certain chemo treatment options right away. Fortunately, the drugs that Dr. Cantrell is starting her off with would have been the same ones he would have recommended even if her liver had been unaffected.

She began her first treatment this afternoon and will spend tonight at St. Vincent's so they can monitor her and keep her hydrated. Patty is taking a few drugs that will hopefully increase her appetite, boost her strength and fend off nausea. She will need to drink lots of fluids and stay away from anyone who is sick when her white blood cell count is low (7-14 days after each treatment). The nurse assured us that for every side effect of the chemo, they have something to address it.

Though Patty had a mammogram in September 2012 that did not show any cancer, it is likely that it was already there but difficult to see. They believe she had a lobular carcinoma which can be very challenging to detect.

Will set her up with Season 1 of Homeland on the IPad so hopefully Cary, Saul and Brody will keep her entertained through some of these upcoming 3 hour treatments. 

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