New week, new story

Went to the doctor on Friday...AND...surprise surprise my HCG level decided to go up again. It's at 5.8. This put the doctors in a little bit of a tizzy. They decided to stop chemo for 4 weeks to see how my body reacts without chemo. They don't really know why my levels went back up. They either think its because there is an active tumor (hopefully not), a fibroid sending out false HCG, or my body is still adjusting to birth control. 

I will go in every Friday to get my blood tested, and if the levels continue to rise and they find a tumor, surgery will be done then. Then I will have 6 more weeks of chemo...and hopefully be done. My original goal to be done with everything was Christmas, then Payton's birthday (Feb. 5th), then Eason's (May 20th). Now my new goal of being done with everything is September 26th. One year after I was diagnosed. So I will be able to for sure reach that one.

I made Eason a little tie onsie for St. Patrick's Day. I just used the iron on stuff thinking that would stick enough for one day, but it only lasted until about sunday school. Ha. But he looked cute anyways!

Fridays

Since I didn't do chemo last week, the doctor had me come up Tuesday to get blood work done. My hCG dropped from 3.6 to 2.5...without doing chemo!! That's a good sign. My doctor also told me that we are not going off of UNC's blood test anymore. So, we have to wait until my hCG level is below 0.5 before the last six weeks begin. So...we are hoping to be done with chemo by May.

My blood tests came back and said that I was healthy enough for chemo. But...we had a huge snowstorm and the hospital got 18" of snow! The cancer center was closed. I rescheduled my chemo appointment for Friday and this will probably be my treatment day from now on.

Here is my tech savvy baby:

You Win Some You Lose Some

This last Wednesday we went to the hospital for my blood test and chemo. My mom and Eason took me up because Payton was in Pennsylvania for a basketball tournament. They lost in the 2nd round, so he was back Friday. His dad came to see Eason for a day.

When my blood work came back, it showed my hCG level at 3.6. This is the lowest it has ever been, but still  not low enough to be considered normal. It is a little confusing because when my blood is sent to North Carolina to be tested it come backs normal. Hopefully this will get sorted out soon.

My blood work also showed that my hemoglobin was at 7.9. Anytime it gets below 8, a blood transfusion is suggested. I didn't get one yet, but because it was so low I didn't do chemo. With the week off we are hopeful the hemoglobin levels will go up and I won't need the transfusion.

Baby Eason is doing a lot better. His RSV and thrush are all but gone. He had two top teeth pop through this week, so he has been a little cranky.