Second Chemo

Well, Abby had her second chemotherapy treatment yesterday. It was very uneventful. Her bloodwork indicated that her liver enzymes were fine, so they gave her the treatment (if her enzymes were elevated, that could have put the kibash on chemotherapy). With each successive treatment the chance of side effects increases and they will check her white blood cell count on Tuesday next week to make sure that it hasn't dropped too low. Our oncologist (sounds funny to say that), Dr. Boria, is really great. He has spent a lot of time with us answering questions and explaining the treatment protocol and the "state" of Abby's cancer, so to speak. We have not found any new lumps, so her disease is "subclinical" - it can't be seen, in other words. He explained that the more chemotherapy treatments she can tolerate, the more cancer cells will be destroyed and the increased chance of prolonged remission. We're going to let Abby tell us how many treatments she wants and needs... So far, so good with this one. One day at a time...