Momdate 12.5

Good news on the mom vs. cancer front.

The faslodex appears to be working in the way its creators intended.

Faslodex is not designed to eradicate the cancer. Its job is to prevent the cancer from spreading by decreasing the amount of estrogen receptors in the patients system.

When she began treatment moms receptor count was over 1300 it has been reduced by the faslodex to 130 which according to the doctors is excellant.

Her primary battle at this time is maintaining a certain quality of life. Because of the cancers location she has quite a bit of pain in her hips, lower back and ribs. The extreme nature of the pain more than anything else has made life difficult for her. The amount of medication needed to eliminate the pain would leave her basically asleep for most of each day which is no way to live. Currently she balances her medication dealing with some pain in order to enjoy life as much as possible.

Her pain management doctor is going to be conducting some tests to determine if she qualifies for an implant that will block the pain to a certain degree, reducing her need for meds and improving her enjoyment of life. She will be undergoing tests this week and if she qualifies will find out the details hopefully before Christmas.