After the first round of trodelvy treatments (a total of 8) Joyce had a new PET scan taken on October 6th. According to her doctor, Joyce’s condition has NOT progressed. That is a good thing. There were diminished levels of activity at the cancer sites. Which means this current treatment, for the time being, is doing its job.
What that means moving forward is that Joyce will continue with the Trodelvy infusions. It is also noteworthy, IMHO, that Joyce is becoming more active and able to do more things around the house. While there is a four day “not feeling good” timeframe after the infusion, the days after that seem to have her more willing to get up and about without severe side affects.
On a side note, some of you have asked and some of you may have wondered how I am doing through all of this. This may be kind of longish so be warned :-)
Joyce and I have discussed this every now and again and I have always come back to the answer that I am doing okay under the circumstances. I have told her on a few occasions that I feel like my life has prepared me for these moments. Here comes the long part so if that short version was enough for you, you don’t need to read further.
Some of you may know that I am an “army brat.” That in and of it self makes me a survivor, adaptable and pragmatic. Those, imho, are essential qualities to live that sort of life and to work through this portion of our present circumstances.
Some of you may know that I am/was athletic, sort of. And to that extent makes me a team player, rules oriented, dependable, tenacious and “relatively fit.” Those, imho, are essential to be competitive in working toward victory. Our victory will be the relative ease to Joyce’s journey’s end.
Some of you may know that I have a varied work background. While I won’t go into detail of the 30+ jobs I have worked, suffice it to say that to that extent they make me qualified on a variety of levels to help Joyce through all of this. Education, technology, medical, active military, transportation, and supervisory positions combine to make navigating the complexities of her journey as smooth as possible.
All of you probably or should know that I am totally dedicated to Joyce and have been for the last 51+ years. And to that end I am satisfied that we will have done everything we were supposed to, working together, for her best benefit.
And, while being satisfied, yes, I am sad (grief has many stages and we have reached the acceptance portion of that). But, I am doing okay knowing that our combined efforts are helping Joyce work through all of this in the best possible manner.
But enough about me, let’s see how the next round of infusions are going to help Joyce moving forward.
