Thursday, October 1, 2009

Big thumbs up from Dr. B

Just got back from seeing Peg's oncologist, who was delighted at her progress. Peg's up to 128 pounds, still no nausea, and all the numbers are headed in the right direction.

She's starting to feel some of the odd side effects of the chemo, like numbness on the balls of her feet. Mornings are good for her these days... late afternoon, not so much. Her belly bothers her a bit then and she feels kinda lousy.

Dr. B said not to be too concerned about fluctuations in how Peg feels. Part of the gig. She did say, though, that the effects of chemo are cumulative, so as we head toward November there could be some rough days. There's also a possibility of a 7th round of chemo, since the first round in the hospital was abdominal and didn't distribute properly in her abdomen. It was loculated. (Now you have a new scrabble word to try out).

Tonight Peg's going to meet with her women's group for the first time since June. They've met every other Thursday for almost 20 years. She may be too poohed to stay the whole time, but it's a big step for her just to be out. Yay!