Last Tuesday was the scheduled day in Bozeman for chemo. Ron joined Gus and Gail on the golf course in the morning before our meeting with the doctor and Gus' infusion that afternoon.
Gus' white count was still low which concerned me. I have never seen the white count so low after Gus' recovery week of no chemo. The doctor explained that the bone marrow is just not able to recover as quickly after extended chemo treatments. Last summer and fall, the bone marrow was still chemo naive.
Gus is starting to deal with nausea again. He also is losing weight and we are really starting to be concerned. He is only 1 1/2 pounds above his lowest weight from last summer. We did come home from the doctors with some calorie rich drinks to try. Six hundred calories for 8 ounces.
I have been power walking with a friend. Her and I love to walk so some evenings we walk ten miles or more. I gained a pound the other night and Gus lost two. He has informed me that Gloria and I have to quit walking so far because he is losing too much weight as a result.
The results from the CA 19-9 were the only thing that is encouraging. Gus' count was 70 on July 14th and last Tuesday, the count was 61. So it had dropped some. We're hoping the chemo is starting to be effective.
The doctor is planning on one more cycle of chemo after this one and then doing another CT scan. So if everything goes as scheduled, the CT scan will be after September 1st. We are sure the doctor plans on continuing chemo after the test if Gus is still up to it.
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