Deja Doo Doo - Uh oh, is recent history repeating itself?

So things have been going really well. Up until about a week ago.

My back is starting to hurt again. Hips too. One part of my spine if I touch it, its very painful.
This is the same pain that I had in the beginning of everything last summer before I was diagnosed as metastatic.
My LD levels have gone up to 240. Dave thinks I am obsessed with those numbers and I suppose I am.
They tell a lot though.
I know my CT scan looked really good less than a month ago. I know that these things can pop up fast though and that is what scares me. I worry that maybe my chemo is not working as well as it was. Maybe the cancer cells are becoming tolerant to the drugs and are spreading and growing again.

Also the last few days I have been noticing my liver is a bit sore again.
I may be being paranoid. I am like that but I really do not feel "right"

I just had the first have of the 6th round of the chemo regimen that I am on. I go back in two weeks for the second half.
I am not sure what the plan is after that. This particular regimen is supposed to be for only 5 doses. Since I have been tolerating it very well and it has shown to be working very well, I am for sure going to complete the 6th round and MAYBE do more. Not sure the details on that.
I am waiting for the Iniparib. That is to be given with the Cisplatin and the Gemcitobene. Time is kind of ticking.
My Oncologist has been on it trying to get it in but there are always hold ups.
There were a few options that were very briefly discussed during my last visit with Dr. Gelmon.
One thing was we could try to go for more rounds of this chemo drug and do the Iniparib (when it actually arrives) and monitor for toxicity. Or, try it with another one. I am not sure the details on that however since I thought it only worked with the two chemo drugs. Or, wait until things get out of hand again and do the Iniparib then.
I will discuss it more at my next appointment with her in two weeks before chemo.

She had also mentioned that people take a chemo holiday. I really don't want to. I want to keep going as long as its safe.
If its too toxic for my body and damage will be done, then fine, I will take the break. If its just a case of it waring me down and me feeling like crapy then I want to keep going.
I would rather hire someone to come in every day and watch my son so I can really fight this cancer and then be here in the long run for him.

I had chemo for the first time in Vancouver this past Friday.It was different.
I have to go into Vancouver now as I have completely changed Oncologists to Dr. Gelmon.
The drive kind of sucks since I am going a lot further for the same drugs than I was to Abbotsford but its worth it.
I have an amazing Dr. who is not only awesome in her work but a very nice, kind and compassionate person. I feel she has my best intrest at heart.

Anyways, so it was a little different how the set up was there.
In Abbotsford its a pretty open area. The nursing station is in the middle and the chemo stations are all around it in a large oval. In Vancouver there are separate rooms. I was in a room with three other ladies. One nurse stays in the room the whole time. It was quite.
At first I was not sure I would like that since I liked being out in the open where all the action was and could chat with people who were passing by along with the nurses.

I did chat with the nurse that stayed in the room on Friday. She was very nice. That and I actually had a great window view of the mountains. I did not mind it after all. Maybe quiet is sometimes good? Once in a while. I love action and lots of people to socialize with.

Well, thats about all the excitement for one week. I am trying to get my mind off of any aches and pains being a result of this stupid cancer but its hard.
Oh, one good sign I believe is that I have not woken up to any of those horrible night sweats in quite a while (knock on wood)
I know that is a sign of cancer and I had that often before I was diagnosed and it actually got quite bad for a while.
So, no night sweats and I really hope to keep it that way! Lately every night before I go to bed I am a little worried about waking up to a grose soaking wet me and bed.
I need to get my brain occupied on something other than this stupid disease.