Day 43 - Tumor shrank more than 50%

Tuesday I had a CT scan done on my abdomen to check what effect the prayers, chemotherapy, daily quart of carrot juice, nasty wheat grass juice, and herbal supplements have had on my tumor.

Good news! The tumor shrank more than 50% after just 2 treatments. Instead of holding a small football in my abdomen, I now have two IPods stacked on top of each other. My Dr. warned me not to expect that kind of progress on my next scan scheduled around 12/29, but because of some of the things she has said, I believe I am on the high end of tumor reduction progress for the first 2 treatments.

Again, I can't say enough how grateful I am for all of your thoughts and prayers. I am truly blessed to have so many thoughtful family members and friends. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Greg

Day 26 - Chemo #2 Wearing Off

I've decided to date everything back to my first chemo treatment because that is the most calendar friendly. Even though the pre-chemo surgeries started a month before, I can count down the progress of chemo treatments every 21 days.

As expected, this round was milder than the first treatment only because I haven't had to deal with any additional illness. Today is my fifth day since treatment, and I'm resisting taking the anti-naseau medication that puts me to sleep for 18 hours a day. My weight is stabilizing and I have a new CT scan to look forward to on November 18 (before my next treatment). Although I'm hoping the scan shows there is nothing left of the tumor, I'll be happy to see it shriveling away like an ugly little raisin.

Day 30 - I didn't think this was worthy of a new post, so I'm adding it to this one. I stopped taking my medication too soon on Day 26 and ended up paying for it the next few days. I'm just recovering this weekend. Yeah!