Another update...

Hi everyone,



Mom started her second cycle of Sutent yesterday. As I said before, she is now taking 37.5 mg daily instead of 50 mg. Her weight has gone down almost 8 pounds since last Thursday which is great -- this means the diuretic is working and her legs have reduced in size. Now she will probably decrease the dosage on that as well -- I believe that she is now in the weight range Dr. Baweja wanted her to get to before reducing the dosage.



I also got a chance to read the reports from her most recent CT scan which was a few weeks ago. Several of the larger tumors/nodules in her lungs have decreased in size. Also, the tumor on her kidney has not grown (I think it may have also decreased in size, but I can't remember exactly right now). In addition to that, the lesions on her liver have also decreased in size. This is great news as it means that the Sutent is doing its job.



The weekend was pretty good considering she wasn't feeling as well as she would have liked for a weekend of camping. She ended up spending a lot of time in the camper because it was too chilly for her outside but she was still able to enjoy the party and the great food. (For those of you who may not know, we had a camping weekend for JT's 30th birthday.)



I don't think there's anything else new right now...but as usual, if I forgot anything I will add it later.



One more thing....on behalf of my mom, Sally and Chad -- thank you all for your ongoing support, thoughts and prayers. Knowing you're all out there supporting us is amazing...gives me goosebumps in fact. Thank you so much.


Abby