sueprogress - Saturday, April 21, 2007 7:55:52 PM (Peter's entry)

Hi all --

This entry is from Peter -- Sue has been feeling too nauseated to write for the last couple of days .

The first week of tx is now over, and Sue has been unhooked from the chemotherapy delivery systems until 5/7.  She will, of course, continue to get radiation doses Monday through Friday until the treatment ends (33 doses are on the schedule).  She also gets accupuncture every weekday, and both days this weekend as well.  The Chinese accupuncture is intended to reduce the side effects of the chemotherapy, and a Japanese method is used to reduce the radiation side effects.  The latter was developed to help people affected by the Hiroshima/Nagasaki nuclear bombings.

The nausea is pretty bad today, and she can't stand the thought/look/odor of food.  Hopefully that will subside in a day or so.

Every part of the process involves a complicated set of tradeoffs.

One way or another, we'll keep you informed.

Peter