Round 10

No new news for Jenna. We are mostly just waiting for her CT scan that is going to have in two weeks, to see how things are going.

 Jenna is doing really well, these days!

Thank you, everyone for the prayers.

Round 9 and Other Fun Things

Jenna was feeling so good after her last treatment that she was able to fill her 3 weeks with so so many fun things with her family!! Week in review:

Spent time with Sage and her friend at the fair in Logan!

Sage was nervous about the Elephant ride, but after she did it, she wanted to ride again!

Sage is always there making sure Jenna is okay. 

Went to the race track in Ogden. Jenna didn't ride but all of the kids did! :)

Weekend trip to Park City.

Everyone to the alpine slide!

Watched Tanner practice for an upcoming race.

The main reason for the extra week was to watch Koby play in his soccer tournament. His team took first place!

Darren volunteers for the Preston, ID search and rescue. While he was out helping with a fire that had started, Jenna joined Koby in the farm chores.

(Koby feeding a calf that was very sick)

Koby was very impressed with his mom's muscles as she carried two 1 gallon buckets of milk to fill the bottles for the baby calfs. Way to go Jenna!

This last time at Jenna's treatment she seemed to be feeling well. She doesn't have to see her doctor the next time she comes--or even the time after that--because she will just be doing the same treatments the next two times. She will be getting a CT scan on September 22 to see how things are going. Other than that things are just the same for Jenna. Nothing really exciting to report, other than she seems to be doing great right now!

Round 8

Jenna had a blast at the Preston Rodeo spending time with family and watching all those cowboys and cowgirls!

Jenna went in for her treatment last Thursday, August 4th.  There were a few differences in the routine this time around. For starters, they drew Jenna's blood to measure her tumor marker. They said it looked good. They are going to continue everything but the oxiplatin, which is specifically for colon cancer and has a 3 hour infusion. Jenna was happy not having the oxiplatin because it meant she could drink cold drinks, she had an appetite, she didn't have the numbness in her fingers, and she got to leave around 1pm that day!!  If they have her off the oxiplatin, they can use it again sometime if they need to. They will continue doing it this way for a while.They also scheduled CT for her sometime in September. That will allow them to see how things are progressing without the oxiplatin. 

Jenna is still taking home the fluorouracil (going though her for 48 hours). She was having an at-home care nurse come take out the IV, but she is now doing it herself. 

Jenna won't be going back for another 3 weeks. This short break is so she can watch her son Koby play at his soccer tournament.

Round 7

Today marks the day that Jenna would normally go in for treatment. She isn't because she is taking a break to go to the Preston, ID rodeo.  I will post a little something on her blog now since I have been so slow on posting round 7. Sorry about that!
This time around, my Mom got to come and see how it all works for Jenna. Kenzie got to come too! We found out that Jenna's type of cancer has genetic risk factors. While I was there, Jenna gave me a pamphlet and told me to call the genetic testing lady. The genetic risk factors Jenna has are linked to cancer in females, so the girls in the family are highly encouraged to get tested once they hit 20. My sister and I will be getting tested in about a month or two. If we have that gene, we will talk about any additional precautions we need to take in the future.
During the treatment, Jenna took a little nap, which she never done while I have been there. Jenna was really antsy to leave that day. I don't think she was feeling very well. She hasn't ever acted like that with her previous treatments. I think it is because the chemo seems to be hitting her faster and her car rides home seem extra long. On a good note: her doctor is very happy with how things are going! He told her she looks too good to be there. Jenna is SO so happy to have an extra week off from her treatments!!

On a later note: Jenna went to lunch with some of her friends from high school. I think she really enjoyed being able to catch up with them!

Round 6

Today Jenna went in for her regular treatment. She visited with all of her favorite nurses. Today, she found out that one of her nurses is a roller derby player. I think she and Darren were a little surprised by that.
 

There isn't really an news other than she will be doing one more treatment on July 14th and then she will be taking a 3 week break. During her break, she's going to attend the Famous Preston Rodeo! Then she will have her last treatment with the regular 4 drugs that she gets. After that, they are going to change it up a bit. She will be getting off the oxaliplatin for sure because it makes her fingers numb and that can become permanent if she continues to take it. So they will do without that--and maybe the 5FU--and take some kind of pill in place of that one. This is all just what the tentative plan is right now, but we will see when the time comes.

We discussed about upcoming plans, and our cousin Lance came and brought lunch for Darren and Jenna and chatted until Jenna finished.

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.