Treatment has Begun

Carrie started her 4th round of treatment this Monday (it's her second round on the streptosocin) and so far so good. My mom came down to Auburn Sunday night and took her up to Birmingham Monday morning. She had to have blood work drawn before they could proceed with treatment so Monday was a llloonnnnggg day - she had to wait over 2 hours just to get started. But her blood work came back fine. Her platelets were slightly low at 117 (they have to be above 100 to receive treatment) and her Red and white blood cell counts were ok. But she did treatment monday and yesterday without any problems. And so far, no ill side effects. Carrie is wearing the nausea patch all week to help ward off any nausea and so far so good! She's a little tired, but nothing more than usual. Her doctor stopped by briefly yesterday and told Carrie she would talk to her today (Wednesday) since she would actually be in the office for clinics and they would possibly discuss when her next CT scan will be. Other than that, so far so good!! Carrie's spirits are high and she is making the most out of her "vacation" in Birmingham! She's resting up and preparing for the REAL vacation to Las Vegas in a few week :) We'll keep you updated.