Round 5: Great News!

Treatment #5-  Wednesday night before Jenna's treatment, she went down to Huntsman for a CT scan to see if the treatments had been working.  Before her treatment on Thursday, she met with her doctor to talk about the results of the CT scan. After comparing the CT scan they took before she started treatments to this CT scan,  they saw the spots on the ovary and liver were half of their original size.  Her white blood cell count which started in the 100's was now down to 10, Yay!  Things are going in the right direction which is really good and the doctor was really happy with the results.  They will now continue with the same treatments for at least another 2 treatments and then, depending on how Jenna is feeling, they may change things a little.   We are so blessed to have great doctors and nurses at the Huntsman helping Jenna though this. We are also very grateful for the thoughts and prayers of all of our friends and family.  Keep the faith the Lord is blessing us!

Round 4

Sorry, I am a bit late posting on Jenna's 4th chemo treatment. Since Christmas, we have had a girls' weekend trip planned to go to St. George and see Tarzan at Taucahn. Jenna was supposed to come, but she knew she won't be feeling very well, so she stayed home. (We missed you Jenna!)

June 2, 2016 - When Jenna shows up for her treatments, she doesn't start the treatment right away. First, she goes and talks to her doctor about how the treatments are working for her and what the next steps will be in whole process. Then the nurses get her port all ready to access for the treatment. The nurses always welcome her with a hug, and this time Darren got a hug. He says it is because they are just warming up to him. 

During her treatment, we talked about kids, the upcoming wedding, and her upcoming CT scan.

On Wednesday evening--before her next treatment--Jenna will go and get a CT scan to see how the treatments are working for her. They'll be checking the fluid outside of her abdominal cavity, the spots on her liver, the tumor in her colon, etc. This time they will especially be looking at her ovaries. If the tumor there is getting larger they will remove them, but if it has stayed the same or gotten smaller they will just leave them for now.

A little video of The Huntsman for those interested.