A Flight Risk!

Though the TSA (Transporation Security Administration), or any other government agency doesn't know this... but Carol is considerd a Flight Risk! That is what Karen her Oncology Nurse calls her.

We have been told that Dr. Harwood is going to limit her Taxol doses to just eight due to the high risk of nerve damage to her feet. Though originally planning on 12, he's okay with that because eight doses is normal for a patient with her cancer profile.

So... as you can guess Carol was ready to disconnect last Friday and get the heck out of Dodge! Funny thing is, Karen made her swear she would return (after hearing Carol mumble she was going to cancel her Friday May 23rd appointment). "I'm not un-hooking you from this IV line until you swear you'll return Carol." Of course, Carol relented and the line was removed.

Karen has been a terrific supporter for Carol through this journey and one heck of a nurse. We're very grateful for her being in our lives, and knowing how much she cares for Carol.

So... Carol is now sworn to return, or we're both invisioning Karen knocking at our front door with an IV in hand! To prevent this from happening we'll both be visiting Dr. Harwood this Friday to get the scoop on her heart scan, and other details. Though optimistic, I think we're both a little hesitant to say... chemo is over, until we walk out of there with no IV in tow!

If that is the case, I think a small celebration is in order. We will be going to a Indy 500 party that night, so that should get things going in the right direction. Maybe a little something else is in order...hmmm, we'll see!

Well, it's our hope and prayer we're cut free from the chemo and she'll only need to visit every 3 to 4 weeks for a Herceptin dose (it's not chemo but does some real magic on HER2 positive cancer cells). That'll be in her destiny until early 2009.

So until we walk out of his office on Friday, hold your breath, cross your fingers, and most importantly please say a prayer for the right decision to be made by all. Until then, stay tune... "Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel" (I'll let you figure out what show that slogan came from...:-). Thanks everyone, be well, and may God truly bless each of you! - Eric