I had chemo #5 today. Everything went really well. Tony, my parents, my in-laws, and my sister in law, Christy, were all part of the crew today. I am so lucky to have such a supportive and loving family.
Lots of good news to share:
1) I had an ECHO and a chest x-ray on Tuesday, both results were good. The ECHO is because one of the drugs I have to take for a year, Herceptin, can cause heart damage, but only in a small percentage of people. I had a baseline ECHO in July and I will get one every 3 months to make sure everything is all good with my heart and I can continue with the Herceptin. I am happy the ticker is ticking.
The chest x-ray was just because I have been having a cough, but lungs look good and it's probably allergies/post nasal drip...totally manageable :)
2) Saw Dr. Jones on Tuesday. The right incision looks really good. I still have stitches in, but I was able to get fills on both sides. Getting the fills has been pretty easy and I haven't been too uncomfortable afterwards. I am just happy to be moving forward on the reconstruction part of things.
3) I am hoping everything will go as well as it can over the next 3 weeks and I am hoping to have my LAST chemo on Wednesday Jan. 2nd....I asked Dr. Thomas if I could have it two days earlier just because I really want to be DONE and he didn't have any problems with that, so yay... fingers crossed that's how it all works out.
I am very grateful for all of our friends, family, colleagues, neighbors, and strangers who have been so incredibly kind and generous. I am truly amazed at how much support and love has been given to us and I am so thankful. It really really makes an impact on helping my family and I keep moving forward, getting through, and focusing on the positives. Thank you.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Sunday, December 2, 2012
12/2/2012
Chemo #4 is done and am starting to feel a bit better now that I am a week post treatment. I can feel the cumulative effects more this time, fatigue, soreness, wacked out GI system, etc.... but everyday is a step closer to being done. I am hoping to just stay healthy and on schedule for #5, which should be on Dec. 14th. Just one more month left, yes. So in addition to the chemo, I had a little set back with my right incision. On Monday I noticed that it hadn't completely healed. I went to see Dr. Jones on Tuesday and unfortunately there wasn't an adequate blood supply and he needed to redo the incision. I was really disappointed and frustrated and it was a tough day. I have about 6 internal stitches and 6 external stitches and kinda felt like I took two steps backwards. On Friday I went back for a follow up and Dr. Jones was very happy with the way everything looked. Hopefully this will be it and everything will do what it is supposed to and heal. In the meantime, I'm just going keep on going and focus on getting through chemo. I see can see the light at the end of the tunnel which is great. And I really can't wait for my hair to start growing back. :) Please keep the thoughts and prayers coming, all the support really helps me stay positive and strong.....THANK YOU!
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