Treatment #34

Mom had a pretty good week.  She has been keeping busy doing a few things outside as well as making some more pot holders.  Two more pot holders were delivered to my house today when mom and dad stopped by for lunch.
Moms toes are still troublesome.  Dr. M referred her to a podiatrist to see what they can do.  The nails are starting to come loose and her feet were really itchy for several days last week.  The numbness is still there.  She will be scheduling an appointment with dad's podiatrist ("his favorite doctor").
Today marks a turning point in moms treatment.  The CT scan came back with good news.  No new cancer spots and the current mass on her liver is stable.  Mom started a 3 week treatment today.  So, after 34 weekly treatments, her next one won't be for 3 weeks.  I think we are all happy for the break - especially mom.  She got a 3 week dose of Herceptin.  We are stopping the Abraxane for a while.  Assuming that her condition is stable, she will continue to have only Herceptin every 3 weeks.   There is still some redness on the skin of her breast where the tumor is. If it remains stable, no additional chemo at this point. If it gets worse, then she will probably be back on some sort of chemo drug.
Now that we are "done" with the chemo for a while, Dr. M referred us to a Radiation Oncologist.  We have an appt with him on election day.   We are hoping to be able to treat the redness on her breast with radiation. 
All in all, this is very good news.  We are hoping that this break from chemo will give her time for her feet and hands to feel better.
So, my next post will probably be in a couple of weeks after we meet with the radiation guy.