Getting Married in a few days
Thursday, October 16th, 2008Hi all, sorry but I’ve been very busy lately preparing for the wedding this weekend and taking care of myself. I started a new chemo treatment and just finished up with another round of radiation to my left shoulder and left leg. The chemo drug is called Sutent and apparently has shown results in some ASPS patients. Hopefully it will for me too. This time it’s an oral pill. It does come with some side-effects since my doctor has me on a rather large dose. I have had some bouts with vomiting and a poor appetite. I take the drug for 28 days then I get a much-needed 14 day break. I will have scans at the end of the second cycle to see if my situation has improved or not. I had a bone scan a little while ago and it confirmed the presence of bone tumors that we already knew about plus 1 or 2 other areas which thankfully aren’t as much of a concern at the moment. The bad thing is that these things are very painful so I’m on plenty of drugs (which I hate) to alleviate the pain.
Well, thank you all for the well-wishes for my wedding day. I have almost forgot completely about my birthday on Monday. We appreciate the prayers and cards too! God Bless