Finished the 5th Cycle

I finished my 10th treatment of chemotherapy today! We are going to have some CT scans before the next cycle to see how things are shaping up. Kids started school on Tuesday and the big shock is that Derick likes it (except for school lunch).

Anniversary

Russ and I went to Lunch at Red Lobster on our anniversary. The only way to go is the ultimate feast with Lobster, crab, and shrimp.

Cooling off at the pool

The boys needed a day out of the house, so off to the pool. Mistie even took a little dip to cool off.

No Chemo For U

Its Mistie's week off but we just cant stand to not head to the hospital at least once a week. Misties' eye was red and tearing all last week and that might not be too big of a deal except that her vision was also getting blurry... so naturally we looked it up on the web to see if it might be a side effect of taxol and as it turns out, it sure is. Monday our family doc had told us to use some artificial tears and 'eye lube' but it hasn't really seemed to make a difference. We were up at the new IMC in Murry to see another cancer doc yesterday and she recommended that we see a opthamologist (just to make sure she's not going blind from some viral infection, fair enough). So today we were back in Provo. The guy said that she had some name that takes at least 8 years of additional education to pronounce... correctly. Somehow I had forgotten to take my medical to english dictionary but finally he summed it up for us by saying that her Cornea (part of the eye) looked like someone had taken sandpaper to it and that it is likely a toxic reaction to her chemo. He gave us a cute little bottle of eye drops (with a bright blue cap that I can take on and off by myself) and we drip it in Misties eyes 4 times a day. He also said her vision should return to normal after she is done with chemo.

Tropical Getaway

Today we had our little 5 hour lunch date. It is a kick back and relax time with people coming by every 15 minutes to ask if we are hot or cold, if we would like a warm blanket, if we need a drink... "anything I can do for you?". Add the tropical breeze coming from the bathroom air freshener and its like being whisked away on some romantic holiday... At least that is the way I see it, though Mistie may not agree. To her point I guess there is a small inconvenience with this tiny little needle and then there is the whole bit about poison seeping into her veins, but really i think we all agree that it is a little over-dramitized.

Doing Good and Ready for Tomorrow

Mistie has been feeling much better. Ever though she had chemo last Thursday she has been getting stronger and doesn't get so dizzy when she stands or moves quickly. She has been getting around well and isn't using the walker as much.

We found that she had an ear infection on Sunday and Monday got her started on some antibiotics.

Derick and Calvin were in St George with my parents all last week and we were glad to have them back home. They keep us busy.