Through and through

So far, this week has gone well. Mom is resting and healing and getting a little stronger each day. We went to the Cancer Center for a check-up and to talk with Dr. Jeong about the next round of chemo.

She still has the picc line, but it decided to get infected, so they treated it and will take it out soon. Next week she will go in the hospital for outpatient surgery and have a mediport put in. It's a small, round ball put under the skin, right below the collarbone. She will get her chemo through that and they can also draw blood from it. The picc line has a catheter sticking out, and she has to wrap her arm when she showers so it doesn't get wet, and there are 2 ports where they stick the needles in that flop around all the time. Everyone says she will like the mediport so much better because, once healed, you don't know it's there. It's less trouble for the patient vs a picc line.

The following week, Monday April 25, she will start chemo again. Mon, Wed., & Mon. she will go to the Cancer Center for treatment (Sat - she'll go to the hospital as outpatient). This round should be a little easier on her. We're hoping it is!

Before, she was weak and couldn't seem to get any strength built up. This week, she gets tired, but she can rest for a bit and then have some energy. It's weird how your body reacts at different stages - what's actually weird is that she functions at all considering what her body has been through... and what's been through her body!