Thursday, May 8, 2014

Had a call from my study coordinator when I got home this morning.  I called her back but had to leave a message.  Then later I had a message from the nurse at Huntsman letting me know that my CA-125 number has dropped to 23!!!  (It was 77 last month.)  Unfortunately I still haven't had a chance to talk to anyone at Huntsman about it but that is a huge drop.  I am now back in the normal range!  I told DH that I will feel really good if I get two numbers in a row that are low!

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Today I went in for my 4 week appointment for the study drug.  I have been a little nauseous off and on still with this new drug but overall I feel alright.  Today they drew the regular labs as well as the study labs.  When I went into the exam room the nurse said that this is her last week working at Huntsman so she needed to say goodbye and give me a hug.  She has been a great nurse and I have enjoyed working with her.  She is moving on to a new job at Primary Children's Hospital.  She said that it is hard working at Huntsman.

My doctor's team was pleased to see the results from my lab work today.  Apparently they were all really good and sometimes at this point there are some side effects from the drug such as anemia  - which I don't have any signs of.

After I met with the doctor the study coordinator got the new round of medication for me and I was sent on my way home.  I don't have to come back for another 4 weeks.