Friday, October 24, 2008

Biopsy done

Our morning started a little rocky with a dead battery but luckily there's an extra car here. Apparently car batteries don't last long in the desert. Now we know why Adrienne's car went through a battery in just a year too. My car is running okay now after a jump but it will probably need a new battery soon.

Adrienne is doing fine after the biopsy and is feeling pretty good already except for some unexplained itching. Her urinary symptoms are much improved over the last few days but the doc said her bladder didn't look any better than it did 10 days ago. I'm not sure what that means but he said she probably needs two more weeks before restarting the MGCD. Adrienne really wants to get back on it but only if they can do something to protect her bladder. The onc says they can try mesna and/or IV fluids but of course there are no guarantees that this will work. Biopsy results will take about a week and then we can decide if and when she'll restart the trial.

2 comments:

Veronica said...

Glad the biopsy is over and done with and hope that Adrienne is in no discomfort due to it. Wishing you a good week with good, helpful results at the end of it.......thinking of you both as always............Vx

Unknown said...

Always hard with the waiting. I hope the bladder continues to improve, and that things can get back on track.

Karen, Clare's mom