Taking a Break

Adrienne says she's feeling just about normal now. (See her post below.) She saw the doctor yesterday and everyone agreed that it would be good for her to take a little break from treatment. Admittedly, this makes us a bit nervous but starting something new now doesn't make a lot of sense when she'll be coming back to the west coast in about six weeks, seeing her old doctor at City of Hope. This will give her a chance to totally recuperate and finish her exams while still feeling good. The only issue is that she seems to be having fevers caused by her tumors. The doctor suggested very low dose prednisone if these fevers become too annoying. Ugh! Besides the awful side effects of the drug, prednisone caused the AVN in Adrienne's hips so she typically stays away from it, but low doses don't have the same side effects as high doses.