Our Day At MSK Continues

5:45 and we are still here at MSK.  Jenny started to receive her intravenous chemo treatment around 4:45.  We are told that this will take about 5 hours.  So....  4 hours more to go.

Here is what we learned today:
- The cancer is in the upper part of her right lung.  Very small but there.  This does not change her treatment and her chance of beating this still stay good.
- There was no cancer in her bone marrow. (sweet)
- Jenny's red blood count is slightly up from last Thursday so a transfusion today is not necessary. (sweet again)
- The Escalated  BEACOPP specifically targets fast growing cells.. such as cancer cells.  This also includes hair, esophagus, and intestine cells.  So we can expect some uncomfortable side effects.
- The initial treatment should very quickly make Jenny feel better.... at first.  She has some very specific dietary restrictions and she needs to cover up in the sun.
- Her immune system will be compromised and she will become highly susceptible to infections.  I think this will be cause enough to keep us from making to many trips out to the KP house.

We sent Alan on his way back home to LI around 3:30 to beat the traffic.  Unfortunately this did not work out to well as he had a little fender bender accident.  All parties are OK and there was only minor car damage.  But I am sure this rattled him a little.

Make no mistake though. She is still in charge ->



Cancer, you do not know it yet but your about to get you ass kicked!!