Vacation Time

Ah, if only we were going on a real vacation.

Instead, Karen is taking a Zykadia vacation. The side effects have gotten to be too much. So, in an effort to hit her internal reset button, we and our doctors have decided for Karen to take a break from the chemo drug. Karen had two options: go without for two days or go nuts and hold out through the weekend for a whopping four days. Right now she's leaning strongly in favor of four days because she's beyond over it. The hope is that when she resumes the Zykadia that she will better tolerate it.

To make that even more likely, we are dropping her dosage again, down to 450mg. This is pretty much the bare minimum dosage. If the side effects return and remain intolerable then we will have to scratch Zykadia off the list and move to the next option.

In cheerier news, Karen's step-sister and all around awesome humanoid Bridget jetted in for a whirlwind two day visit. It had been a year since we last her and it was just great to have her around. She and Karen got mani/pedis one day and spent as much time together as Karen was able. If there's an upside to this cancer business it's this: it's fantastic to visit with all our family and friends. Karen's sister, Liz, will be here in a week.

So for a cancerous summer, all things considered, not too bad.