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17. June 2009 by Lindy.
Today was my second round of chemo. I met with Dr. VanderWoude first, had labs drawn and was given chemo (Adriamicin and Cytoxan).
Many of you were wondering what stage my cancer is. Dr. Vander Woude explained they can’t stage my cancer because they’re doing chemo before they remove the tumor. Typically they do surgery to remove the tumor first, stage it, and then do chemo. In my case, since the tumor is quite large, they’re doing chemo first to shrink the tumor before removing it. It will help them do a better surgery.
At today’s visit, Dr. VanderWoude thought the tumor was slightly smaller. We were very happy about that.
As for the nausea, we have a new plan. I’m going in tomorrow for fluids, steriods and my Neulasta shot. I’m going Friday for fluids, another anti-nausea drug and steroids. On Monday I’ll go again for fluids, anti nausea and steriods. She said the first four rounds of chemo are the worst. The last four rounds shouldn’t be too bad. So there’s a little hope. I have two down and two more to go before the easier chemo happens. Please see the “help wanted” page for drivers that may be needed (I’ll need one for tomorrow). 
After meeting with Dr. VanderWoude it was time for chemo. We were able to score a room with a bed. Kendra, my awesome nurse, had trouble getting the needle in the port. After a few attempts we had success. Right now I’m feeling very tired, a little nauseas and very foggy. Thank you for your prayers and communication. I love getting the mail every day. I know the day will come when I don’t receive cards or letters anymore so I’m enjoying it right now. We are so blessed to have great friends and family to support us. Thank you to the wonderful people who took care of our kids today. Brooke had a great time with Olivia. As of Monday, Max and Samantha are now eight months old. They had their first kiddie pool experience yesterday. It was great! They’re growing so fast!
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