(posted by Greg)
Monica had a regular visit with the oncologist yesterday. He was happy with the lab work and so the Bev treatments will continue and he will see her again following an MRI in June.
Monica, Marley and I had a good laugh during the inevitable wait for the doctor. We had been placed in a small patient's room and,after a considerable wait, our minds began to wander a bit. It suddenly occurred to us that the various pieces of equipment looked like the kind of cartoon characters and that perhaps Pixar had started supplying assistants to the Cancer Agency. I couldn't help myself and we took a couple of good photos. (I hope to try to post one of them.). I think we had the doctor wondering a bit about what was going on.
Monica has the next Bev treatment on Thursday. She will see the pain doctor again that day. He had changed Monica's medicine for the muscles spasticity when we saw him last and he will probably re-evaluate it. The oncologist recommended that we try 1/2 dosage for a couple of days (the pills had been almost relaxing her too much-lots of naps etc.). The pain doctor has Monica on the waiting list for a botox treatment at G.F. Strong but the earliest appointment we could get was July 20th. So, we may have to talk to him about some alternatives.
Otherwise, Monica's condition seems pretty stable. She is pretty active and gets out quite a bit. She is spending quite a bit of time on the computer scanning and organizing photos. She just bought a new photoshop program and is working on an online photo album.We are all enjoying looking at the old pictures as she goes through them.
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