Round 20

I started Round 20 today. The plan is to continue with the chemo in order to get the CA 19-9 down more. When the CA19-9 drops below 35 I will be in remmision. At some point after that my chemo treatments will be less frequent (more weeks between treatments). Praise the Lord!

Latest CA 19-9

I got my latest CA19-9 yesterday. It was taken just prior to Round 19. I'm now at 57!  My doctor says I may achieve remission!  For now I will continue on with the current chemo. I may transition over to a target therapy pill at some point. Good news in time for Thanksgiving!!

December 2013 CA 19-9 = 202,000

January 2014 CA 19-9 =109,000

February 2014 CA 19-9 = 25,000

March 2014 CA 19-9 = 18,000

April 2014 CA 19-9 = 13,000

May 2014 CA 19-9= 5,500

June 2014 CA 19-9=1,964

August 2014 CA 19-9 = 481

September 2014 CA 19-9 = 211

October 2014 CA 19-9 = 111

November 2014 CA19-9 = 57

Round 19

Starting Round 19 today. No new CA19-9 readings or CT results. Spent last week in The Smokey Mountains. 

Round 18

Started Round 18 yesterday. No new medical news to report. We did have a great time at Disney last week!  

Round 17

WOW! What tremendous news we received this week. Jay's tumor markers are continuing to go down.  

 He also had an abdominal CT yesterday and there is a slight decrease in the size of the pancreatic tumor (primary) and his liver shows "no abnormalities".  

He began round 17 today!

December 2013 CA 19-9 = 202,000

January 2014 CA 19-9 =109,000

February 2014 CA 19-9 = 25,000

March 2014 CA 19-9 = 18,000

April 2014 CA 19-9 = 13,000

May 2014 CA 19-9= 5,500

June 2014 CA 19-9=1,964

August 2014 CA 19-9 = 481

September 2014 CA 19-9 = 211

2nd September 2014 CA 19-9 = 111

We are planning another trip to Disney in the next few weeks! Making sure to enjoy every day, appreciate all of our blessing and time together. 

Round 16

WOW! We feel so blessed to be able to report that Jay continues to receive great reports from his doctor! His tumor markers continue to go down. This is pretty uncharted territory and they have described his progress as unprecedented!

Please continue to pray for his progress!!!

December 2013 CA 19-9 = 202,000

January 2014 CA19-9 =109,000

February 2014 CA 19-9 = 25,000

March 2014 CA19-9 = 18,000

April 2014 CA19-9 = 13,000

May 2014 CA 19-9= 5,500

June 2014 CA 19-9=1,964

August 2014 CA 19-9 = 481

September 2014 CA 19-9 = 211

The babies were fixing daddy's hair...

Round 15

Jay starts round 15 today. He received GREAT news from the doctor.  His tumor markers are continuing to go down. The results were taken prior to round 14. The number may actually be lower now! But we only get the results once per month.

December 2013 CA 19-9 = 202,000

January 2014 CA19-9 =109,000

February 2014 CA 19-9 = 25,000

March 2014 CA19-9 = 18,000

April 2014 CA19-9 = 13,000

May 2014 CA 19-9= 5,500

June 2014 CA 19-9=1,964

August 2014 CA 19-9 = 481

He is feeling good. Has energy during his off weeks. Seems to rebound more quickly. He does have numbness in his finger tips and toes but thankfully not to the point that the doctor will reduce his chemo dose. Overall, he is doing an amazing job of tolerating the treatments, staying positive, and enjoying each day. 

We took the kiddos to Joe Wheeler for a few days, by boat...very adventurous! We continue to look forward to more family time and travel in the near future.