We are here at the Huntsman receiving the second dose of the new chemo. Trent has done fabulous so far. He was a little tired yesterday but that was probably because we were up at the crack of dawn for a very long day of tests and infusions.
Today Trent had the echo done and it seems that all is fine with his heart. No alarm bells have sounded with anyone so we are going ahead with the chemo. They have to monitor his heart because there is a lifetime max with the doxorubicin. Once you have received a certain amount of the drug it becomes cardiotoxic so they monitor it very closely. He will have another echo in about three months I think.
Trent is feeling really good and optimistic about this chemo. When we saw Katie today he asked if the chemo could already be working because he is already feeling it less in his back. She told us that sometimes patients who are on this chemo and have superficial tumors, can see a difference with a day or two. That was exciting to hear! So we are going to go with that option-hopefully the shrinking has already begun!
The beeping has started and that is our cue to leave so we are outta here! Well, until 8:00 tomorrow morning. :s
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