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I finished my treatment this afternoon, received my last 2 injections and my mom and I left the hospital a little after 2 pm. We stopped for a nice, late lunch on the way home and then I pretty much crashed on the sofa when we arrived at my house. I'll be recovering at home for the next several days with the help of family and friends.
Love,
Erica

Round 5 Day 3

Well, I'm hanging in here. I had a shower this morning and then a very sleepy morning. I think the medications made me quite drowsy. I was able to wake up a bit this afternoon and went for another walk on the treadmill for about 30 minutes. I'm feeling a bit tired again, but otherwise day 3 has been rather uneventful.
Erica

Round 5 Day 1 completed

One day down and I'm getting ready for the next treatment with my prehydration. Amidst N V and D, I also did a lot of sleeping yesterday... This morning Christian and I woke up early and I was able to get on the treadmill for about 24 minutes, while I'm still feeling ok.
4 more days to go...
Erica

Beginning Round 5

Well, I didn't make it to the hospital yesterday...however, I just received word that there is a bed available today, so I'll be heading up to Johns Hopkins shortly to begin round 5.
Erica

Still on hold

No beds were available today, so I'm still waiting at home. The good thing is that I get to feel well for another day. Perhaps I'll be heading up to Baltimore tomorrow. We'll see...
Erica

Hopeful for tomorrow

Just wanted to send out a quick note to let everyone know that I got bumped today. Hopefully I'll be able to get in tomorrow.
I'll let you know...
Erica

Gearing Up for Round 5

Just wanted to let everyone know that I had a great weekend celebrating my news and spending quality time with family. I am gearing myself up for my return to the hospital tomorrow.
I saw my doctor today and he was so pleased with the results I've had from treatment. We're going to maximize the benefits of the biochemotherapy by doing two more rounds and then repeat scans of my liver. I am supposed to have a surgical consult sometime in the very near future...perhaps during my hospital stay if possible. Because the tumors are all on one side of my liver, it seems that surgery may be a plausible option. Obviously, the smaller the tumors, the less liver that has to be cut out. It's still a waiting game at this point, but it seems that we're on the right track. Considering I had about a 40 percent chance that there would be some shrinkage of my tumors when we initially started treatment, I am really feeling positive and encouraged by the most recent results.
Again, thanks for your continued encouragement and support. It's so wonderful to know that I have so many people out there routing and praying for me.
I'll let you know if I get a hospital room tomorrow.
Love,
Erica