Praying for God's Healing Power

This morning Lou and I were at Baylor a few minutes before 8 for the latest CT scan. Unfortunately, the CEA # and also the liver function numbers in Lou's blood indicate that things are not going well. So, the Dr. wanted to see what's going on to try to figure out what we need to do to try to get things under control again. In the last chemo on January 21, even with the Benadryl and steroid infusions and a slower infusion time for the Oxaliplatin - he still had hives from the Oxaliplatin. He has become quite allergic to this drug. So, they didn't complete the bag of Oxaliplatin - but, he did get all of the others. And, since he's now allergic to the Oxaliplatin and it appears that it's not able to control the tumors as it did last spring - maybe it's meant to be for him to be on a different chemo drug. However, I'm nervous about the other drug that had been mentioned because there are some fairly severe side effects. Lou is very unhappy because it will make him lose his hair - I'm unhappy because most people who are on this drug have severe nausea and diarrhea! He had gained a little weight when we were at the Dr.'s office on 1/21 - but....since he's down almost 20 lbs and I'm having a difficult time finding enough things to get him to eat - being sick from the chemo drugs makes me very nervous! He really cannot afford to lose much more! We need prayers for his appetite to be better and prayers to protect him from some of the nausea / stomach side effects of the drugs! AND, biggest prayer of course, is to find something that will slow the tumors down! What a blessing if his own immune system could kick in and help fight off some of the bad! I've got him on several supplements and vitamin replacements to try to help his body keep some of the immunity! But...the chemo kills off his own immunity fighting abilities and it's hard to replenish enough for his body to REALLY fight! This is just all so very frustrating - we're still fighting and trying - just need extra prayers for extra strength this week! We'll get information from the CT scans that were done today on Thursday when we see the Dr. right before chemo. I feel sure the cocktail mix of chemo drugs will be different this week - so, don't know exactly what to expect - other than really hoping and praying the side effects won't be as bad as I've been told and what I've read AND praying whatever it is that it will KILL / SHRINK the tumors!! Will update further after chemo on Thursday! Thank you for so much for the notes, calls, thoughts, and prayers! WE appreciate everything so very much!

Love,
Deb