Periodic update

Well my first day of "off week" wasn't all that good. The last dose of Xeloda kept me feeling pretty punk all day. Because I didn't start (didn't even have) the med until afternoon last Monday, I was left with one dose to take. Think I will jigger that and start it on Monday a.m., before the Gemzar infusion. Then I can truly get up on Monday of "off week" without facing another dose.

But today is better! Think I will be able to eat and perhaps get back some strength, maybe even some of the weight that is obviously peeling off. We have some Christmas preparations to tend to, as we will be alone here over the holidays. Our original plans to travel to New Lenox and Frankfurt IL, had to be dropped as traveling while fighting bloods clots in my legs doesn't seem wise. And I really need to be near my caregivers. Kris will be picked up by her Dad tomorrow and spend the entire week between the holidays at home.

One of the things that has surprised me is the number of friends who have been through cancer care and who have come forward to offer suggestion on what worked for them-- foods, strategies, nonpatented remedies, inspirations, etc. It is good to have those. Particularly pleasing was a young associate and fellow horn blower who called to offer an unsolicited endorsement of Dr. Muler, made all the stronger by the fact that her mother is a longtime, high ranking administrator of DRMC. Nice.