#mindy update

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Update

So, not sure if I updated here-I mostly update just on Caring Bridge now because it’s just easier but I will try to keep posting things here on occasion because I know there are a few interested parties. :)

Anyway, Mindy came home (after A MONTH! -2 weeks in the hostpital/2 weeks in rehab) last Saturday! And last Friday, I took her to chemo. And we got some REALLY good news from her labs.

Her albumin (protein that measures how much nourishment she’s getting -basically) went up (so it’s closer to the number that it should be!!

The fluid in her abdomen, legs and feet is all but gone!! (so the addition of the third chemo drug is doing it’s thing!!)

Her hemoglobin and electrolytes,etc numbers are all good!!

Her oncologist doesn’t think that her tumors are stuck to her colon-which means that when surgery comes-she probably won’t need a bowel resection -so shorter surgery, less risky, better recovery outcomes,etc.

And best of all her CA125 number (cancer marker) now at 625 DOWN from being in the 2000′s!!!!!!!!!

So, I’m feeling REALLY optimistic (which scares me!!!) that she’s going to get through this and is actually going to recover!

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Mindy update

So there’s a LOT of new information, but I’ll try to keep it short and sweet here.

Mindy has been changed to stage 4A which means her cancer is going to be harder to cure. And they believe she has mixed cancer cells-one type being resistant to chemo.

After two rounds of chemo- her tumors didn’t shrink, she got more fluid, basically all the things that shouldn’t happen when on chemo.

Surgery to remove the tumors, etc is too risky because she has a large blood clot in her heart and another large clot in the vessel leading to her heart.

So right now, the plan is to add another type of chemo to her current chemo regimen in the hopes that it will at the very least dry up the fluid. After two rounds, tests will be done and we will reevaluate.

But that is also subject to change also.

She had an Echo done today (a big fancy one) and she will be getting a pleurex catheter either today or tomorrow (tube in chest to drain fluid/help her breath better)

So yeah, that’s the new information. I wish it was better but it just isn’t going on that direction.