Jane had a blood test that indicated that nothing major was going on in terms of the cancer but that there was a high level of calcium in her blood that could be causing the nausea (amongst other things). Because Jane is still rather fragile we agreed that this week she would have an infusion of pimidrunate (no idea if that's how it's spelt) to try and reduce the calcium level and then next week, all being well, a low dose of Taxol (chemotherapy) and we would see how it went week by week.
We asked a little more about how the disease was progressing overall. The nodules reported in Jane's lungs after the chest infection she had in August are not confirmed as cancer; they just weren't there before the infection and they might be cancer - good news! The tumours in her liver are bigger but they are not as numerous as we had been led to believe - good news! The disease in Jane's bones is well advanced but, thus far, it has not affected her spinal cord - GOOD NEWS!
I don't really have a clue what all that adds up to but I have come home more cheerful than when we went. Of course, Jane has lost a lot of weight, needs to rest a lot, doesn't have a great appetite but we're not hitting the panic button just yet!
Thank you, all, again for your calls, words and prayers - they are an immense source of strength to us both.
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