Second Chemo Treatment

During the last couple of weeks Leslie Sam and their dog Jasmine have spent time with us, they were helping out here and we enjoyed our time with them. Leslie dedicated most of her stay preparing delicious meals that we could freeze and pull out when ever we needed to. It has really been much easier around here not worrying about what we should make for dinner. Since Mom has that awful pain in her throat, Leslie has packed our freezer with Pastina with the egg, a soup that my mom has been able to eat with ease. Mom also got a beautiful mani pedi from Sam, which the nurse complimented on today! They left this passed Monday morning and I just want to send a BIG THANK YOU to both of them!
Today Mom and I went into Boston for her second treatment of Chemotherapy. Dr. Huberman was out on vacation so we had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Goldstein, we also saw Dr. Karp who is one of Dr. Huberman's fellows. They were very nice, though we already knew Dr. Karp from previous appointments. Anyway, Mom brought it to Dr. Goldstein's attention as well as Dr. Karp's that she is still suffering from the sore throat that was a result from the radiation. They said that the soreness in her throat should be going away gradually by now, but Mom has noticed nothing. They think she may have a fungal infection going on there. This sometimes happens after radiation. If there is an infection the medicine she got today should make it go away relieving her soreness. Mom is instructed to take it 3 times daily. Dr. Karp said we should notice a difference in a day or two. After speaking to Dr. Goldstein and Dr. Karp it was time for Mom to get set up with chemo. She is a little nervous about how her body is going to handle the second treatment, as you all know last time was very difficult for her since she got really sick. This time, however, we are hopeful that she will have an easier experience with the chemo spreading throughout her system. This time we are more prepared and we have an idea about what's next and what to do to minimize the nausea as much as possible so she can feel as good as she does right now much sooner! Our next move after this is a CT Scan in two weeks to see if there is any shrinkage, they will continue the chemo treatments. The doctors are estimating about six to eight treatments in total, once every three weeks. Mom wants to make a trip to New Hampshire next weekend granted she is feeling well enough! So here's hoping!!!