Not What We Were Expecting

So we went in for our chemo today. We had a round 2 weeks ago, that seemed to go quite well. It took me a little bit longer to recover from, but it was only one day that was bad, and after that I started to feel quite good.  It seemed like things were heading the direction we wanted.  Anyways, we went in today, pretty positive on what was going to happen.

Unfortunately my biliruben numbers have gone up. They had been decreasing each week since the stents went in, and the only thing different was the chemo.  The doctor figures that my liver isn't tolerating the aggressive chemo any longer.  Also, that chemo is not an option with my bili numbers where they are, and there is no point waiting and hoping for a few weeks that they will go down again, just to try again and have this happen again. So we went with the next plan. It is a different form of chemo. It works very differently then traditional forms and apparently it won't affect my liver function.

Hopefully this one works well. The plan is to get it every 2 weeks. We will also do a ct scan soon and then again in a few months to see if it working.

Please keep praying and thinking about us!