Checking in from Treatment 3

Hi all! Amy here - sorry we didn't get to update sooner. The "cubicle" we're in today is on a side of the building with seemingly no cell signal and i've been having computer issues. SO - onto what you want to know - Scott is doing pretty well (considering!). He didn't get that severe wave of nausea when they started the manual chemo like he did last time. He just had dinner, too. It's another long day - we hope to be leaving by 11pm this time. We had more nice nurses again today - they really do take good care of him here. We're hoping the nausea stays away for the rest of the night. He has a slight headache, but he's managing it.

Also, Scott has decided to go ahead and try doing the chemo treatments every two weeks, per his doctor's recommendation. Every two weeks is normal protocol for this type of cancer in kids, but there is very little data to support this in adults (remember, he's special!). For kids, chemo every two weeks has shown a slight improvement in survival rates, so that's all he needed to hear. It can be variable - we'll have to see how his blood counts look. So for now, we're scheduled for the next inpatient chemo on April 26th - 30th. He'll also be getting slightly different immune booster shots and we're going to try doing them ourselves - which means I get to administer them (insert evil laugh here! bwahahaha!)

Scott says hi to everyone and sends his love to all. He's going to post tomorrow while he's home recovering.

Thanks for your love and concern - we appreciate it more than you know!

~Amy