I thought I would start a new thread, since the surgery is over & done. As I said, I decided to give the chemo a try, even though her cancer is pretty aggressive, but I would stop if the side effects were too bad, since this is all about quality of life.
Her initial reaction, or lack of reaction, was good, but it didn't last. She started feeling nausea on Saturday, and wouldn't eat at all on Sunday. I started her on some meds and did get her to eat a little chicken baby food Sunday night. She seemed very weak and disinterested on Sunday. Today she is brighter and has eaten a little, the meds are finally starting to work. She has some diarrhea, no vomiting.
So now my dilemma. On the one hand, I feel like I should at least go on with the second chemo treatment and ultra sound to see if it is having any effect. On the other hand, I don't want her to go through anymore days like Sunday. Based on how things have gone so far, I probably won't get a clear yes/no answer after the ultrasound anyway! I had decided yesterday to stop the chemo, but seeing her improvement today, I am back on the fence. I've had some doubts about putting her through a lot more treatments and stuff just to get a few more months (at best). I was wiling to do it if the side effects were minor, but where does "minor" cross the line into "too much"? I know these are questions only I can answer, but it is driving me nuts.