This round of chemo seems to be a bit of good news/bad news with a little more emphasis on the good news.  The increased nausea that Cathy experienced in round 3 has not made an appearance this time.  In fact, I've seen Cathy eat more solid food in this round of chemo than in any of the previous three.  That's a good thing.  She will, however, need to tell the oncologist that she has lost 10% of her starting weight.  That was the magic number that when she reached he wanted to know.  I don't know if it will have any effect on her treatment, we'll have to wait and see.

This time around I think Cathy is a bit more fatigued than her other rounds, especially today.  It's hard to say if it's just the chemo or if it's because she was supermom yesterday on the first day of school.  She got up early to see the boys get on the bus and again when they got home.  She worked through all of the first day of school papers and greeted our generous meal provider.  That's much more than she would have done on a typical day 3, so I wonder if she's paying for it a little bit today.  I'm going to anticipate that tomorrow will be mostly a fatigue day with a little uptick in the late afternoon or evening.  Either way, it's been great to see her eat soup, bread, a little meat, and some fruit.  That's much better than broth or nothing at all!