Another chemo appointment and another UTI

This time I saw the PA and she did a urine test which came back positive, then she actually did chemo markers, YEAH! My Onco doesn't do them but she likes to keep track with them, so that was good, I have wanted them forever. She also followed through with a complete thyroid, liver, adrenal, and kidney function panel, which is great.

I will get results tomorrow, and she thinks my Dr. will refer me to the urologist. In 2009, I was told I had bladder cancer and would be bagged, but when they got in there and did a resection (removed the lining of the bladder), what came back was atypical but not yet cancer, same as when they removed my thyroid for tumors 3 months later.

They followed later with a sling to repair the bladder. This is the 2nd UTI in less than 6 weeks and she believes it is contributing to total exhaustion. Says between the cancer, chemo and infections, my body is on overload.

Then possibly a few more weeks until I have the bone and pet scans! At least I feel like they are doing all they can to follow up with this. I need to get some energy back and know that the chemo I am on is actually working. It is too hard to keep going through this if it isn't.

Thanks for listening! And prayers and hopefully more good news for all of you!

Carol