December 9th Update

Nancy is in Florida spending time with her sister. She does have to wear a sleeve on her left arm to fly........and has daily routines for her left arm. This is her first trip since surgery.... Florida has similar temperatures to Spokane (chuckle). All the best, BC

November 24th update

Nancy continues her physical therapy/treatments for lymphadema. Her next Doctor appointment is not until December 14th. Her spirits are good. From our entire family, thanks to all of you for great support. At Thanksgiving, we are thankful for you!

Nov 10th Update

Nancy saw Dr Anthony on Monday. His review of the scans matched what we heard last week.... however Nancy's left arm and the wall of her chest were both slightly swollen. The left arm especially will be something we have to watch and manage due to the lymph nodes having been removed. So, Nancy starts some physical therapy next Tuesday. The PT is located next to the Doctor's office, so it is very handy.
Nancy may have to wear a sleeve on her left arm at times.
Nancy also had her Zometa infustion Monday, so there is no Thursday appointment needed. Her spirits are good, and most days she now takes a walk in our neighborhood. Thank you all, BC

November 5th Update

Nancy had scans and ultrasounds yesterday. The Doctor came by and reviewed while she was there. The preliminary data (get the final report on Monday) is that the infection was just that, an infection that is now gone. The other pain is caused by scar tissue...which you just live with. So it is great news.... Nancy is feeling well and looking forward to the weekend.

October 26th Update

Nancy had a good week last week. She had more energy and felt better than in months. Sunday, her left arm had pain and she had little energy. Yesterday we saw the Doctor. Best guess is there is an infection in her left arm from the surgery....so she is on strong antibiotics and will have scans and ultrasounds next Thursday. She is in good spirits this morning.

Will report again after we see test results. Thanks for all the great support!

October 15th Update

Out friend Mike who set up this blog calls this a journey. He is correct. We had two meetings yesterday as well as Nancy's infusion/treatment. The news is good. The most recent BONE/PET scans shwo no new cancer areas; the Doctor said it is stabilized. The blood tests show the cancer markers are down. The burns from radiation are healing. So it appears the treatments of the last 14 months have been effective. The cancer is not gone but, for now, looks to be under control.

Nancy will continue the Femara (daily pill for estrogen inhibitor) and Zometa (monthly for bone builder upper). Both have side effects of some joint paint...Nancy has some new supplemental meds to try to make her more comfortable.

Thank you all for wonderful support.

October 10th update

Nancy is now completed with Radiation, and our next appointment there is after the first of the year! She had a PET/BONE scan Thursday. We will get the results at a Dr Anthony meeting this Thursday. Nancy is also scheduled for Zometa.

She is still really tired, but healing has started on the burns. We are hoping she will gain some energy this week. Her hair is growing back....she looks good. We expect that Nancy will get some time of rest, just taking Femara daily, Zometa every 4 weeks, and scans every 2-3 months. We will let you know the results on Thursday.

As always, thank you for wonderful support.