Fanny is back in town

• Bloodwork, appointment with Dr. T and treatment (Folfori #1 - includes Irinotecan and 5-FU) at Siteman South County

It was a really long day today. We left home before 9 and we got home around 4. I don't know how or why things add up to so much time on certain days, but they just do. We made the decision with Dr. T to add 5-FU to this week's treatment of Irinotecan, so the 5-FU is being infused through a pump for the next 46 hours. We also talked about adding Avastin but we are going to hold off on that until we figure out exactly what we are going to do with my stent. The urological surgeon has talked with us about scheduling another surgery, to replace my stent with a shorter one that might not aggravate my kidney and bladder as much as the current one, which is causing a lot of bleeding. We can't start Avastin until after that possible surgery.

My bloodwork seemed to be a mixed bag. My ANC was in the normal range (thank you Neupogen injections), my CEA (tumor marker) decreased slightly, but some of my liver tests were elevated. The liver results could be side effects from chemo or they could be caused by the tumors in my liver... and either way, they could be permanent.