Slow news day

Not much to report, but here goes. I have been feeling okay. This week is my "good week," which is week one of Xeloda pills. I guess it takes a while for them to build up in my system. Weeks two and three will be pretty bad, especially this time since I will be in my second back-to-backer. That seems to really make it worse. But of course, I am not going to complain too much since it is working. Praise God!

I will see my oncologist on June 22 to discuss whether to do more chemo (will have completed four rounds) or go right to radiation (if I do it at all, still undecided). I am also going to contact the docs in Houston for a surgical second opinion (hopefully over the phone). The Emory docs don't want to do surgery because it will be too invasive and could leave me unable to lift my arm over my head. (Not an option for me; how would I hit serves and overheads?) I am going to double-check and make sure the Houston docs don't have a better solution, possibly something more advanced and less invasive.

Interesting news on the horizon about a possible breast cancer vaccine. Works great in mice; pray that it will do just as well in humans when testing starts, probably next year.


That's it for now. Thanks for all the prayers, love and support.


Happy Summer!