What's Happened Since the Last Posting?

March 5-10   Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

Janell had daily blood draws, bone marrow biopsy, gynecology visit, x-rays, scans, more blood draws, nutrition visit, dental visit and more blood draws besides the routine daily blood draws.

Goal: To get ready for the stem cell extraction, major chemo dose and stem cell re-introduction at the beginning of April.

Results:  The cancer protein level started rising from1.4 to 1.7.  Janell’s doctor at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance pointed out that Janell’s labs were great but it appeared she was in an unstable remission.  He indicated that he would like for her to go back to Cascade Cancer Center to have her doctor, Jane Golden, continue with a regimen to lower the cancer protein as close to zero as possible.

Our Response:  Yes, it makes sense to have the body in the best possible condition before proceeding with such a complex procedure.  The shock was paramount since psychologically and realistically we had prepared for this major step in the journey.  Now we are faced with a delay of that step two to four months.

Stay tuned for the late update for March 11-31!