12/14/2012

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.