Only 3 more treatments left!!! I have to say that the Taxol treatment is SOOOO much better than the A/C treatments. My doctor had said that Taxol wouldn't be as bad. He said that I wouldnt be as nauseous - boy was he right! I have not felt sick at all! There was a chance that I would have "flu-like symptoms" but so far I have felt nothing out of the ordinary. I do have to go get my labs done on Wednesday to see if my white blood cell count is OK. If it has dropped, my doctor said he may put me on an antibiotic as a precaution. I will also have to get a Neulasta shot after the next two treatments if my counts go down. I am hoping that I stay healthy enough so I do not need anything extra.
Just a random note... my eyebrows are starting to come out. They are not completely gone, just some. Mike says it looks like i took hair clippers and "cut" a chunk out of my eyebrows! Nothing a little eyebrow pencil cant fix. I guess you have to have some humor in all of this! On a positive note, with the new drug, I could start to see some "peach fuzz" soon. I still have really blonde hair that had never come out, but I could see "new" hair. I will have to wait and see.
This upcoming Sunday I am walking in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Boston. If anyone would like to donate or walk with me you can go to this link....
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/MakingStridesAgainstBreastCancer/MSABCFY12National?px=22913068&pg=personal&fr_id=36136
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
Sept. 19th update
Sorry for not posting in a while!
I have not had any "new" news to report. I guess that's good right? I have my 5th treatment this upcoming Thursday. I will be starting a new drug called Taxol. The doctor has said that I shouldn't have as many side effects with the upcoming treatments. I should be less nauseous - which will be wonderful! Hopefully I will be able to function a little better this upcoming weekend. There is a chance that I will have an allergic reaction to the new drug. If this happens, it will be immediate. Part of the pre-treatment is Benadryll to try and ward off any reactions. Keep your fingers crossed that everything goes smoothly!
Other than that, nothing new or exciting has happened.
I signed up for a 5 mile cancer walk in Boston on October 2nd. My friend Krust is going to walk with me! I'm glad that she is going to do it with me!
I will try and update this weekend on how the "new" treatment went.
I have not had any "new" news to report. I guess that's good right? I have my 5th treatment this upcoming Thursday. I will be starting a new drug called Taxol. The doctor has said that I shouldn't have as many side effects with the upcoming treatments. I should be less nauseous - which will be wonderful! Hopefully I will be able to function a little better this upcoming weekend. There is a chance that I will have an allergic reaction to the new drug. If this happens, it will be immediate. Part of the pre-treatment is Benadryll to try and ward off any reactions. Keep your fingers crossed that everything goes smoothly!
Other than that, nothing new or exciting has happened.
I signed up for a 5 mile cancer walk in Boston on October 2nd. My friend Krust is going to walk with me! I'm glad that she is going to do it with me!
I will try and update this weekend on how the "new" treatment went.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
quick update
Here's a quick update on how my last treatment went.
Thursday was treatment #3. I was not feeling it while i was there. I felt kinda nauseous during treatment but i survived. When I got home we ate dinner then I went to bed early. The next day I felt fine! I had to go to Worcester to get my Neulasta shot. Insurance wouldn't cover me getting it from a retail pharmacy (CVS). So my choices were have it mailed to my house and pay the copay or get it done at the office and it was no charge. I figured out that it was cheaper to pay gas than the copay, so off to the doctors it was.
Saturday came with the same yuckiness that it always brings, but it was tolerable. I think because i know what to expect it isn't "as bad" as the first time. By dinnertime I was able to eat a normal meal. Sunday was a little better. I was stuck at home because of the "hurricane" so no grocery shopping and we didn't lose power so that was good.
Monday and Tuesday were "staff back to school" days. It was good to see everyone again after the summer. A lot of people knew about my situation either through the blog or facebook so they wanted to see how i was and to tell me that i am handling things well and that I look good. A few did not know anything and were shocked to find out. All I keep saying is that "it is what it is, and there was nothing I could have done to change whats going on. I have 2 options, sit at home and be depressed or carry on as normally as I can." I choose normalcy.
Wednesday and today we had orientation and the 1st day of school! It was good to see the new group of kids and Maddie was very excited to start 2nd grade. The kids that knew the "old" me weren't too sure what was going on. I think most of them just thought that I had my hair up under my hat! I had one girl that was in our class 2 years ago ask me what happened to my hair and I had a few kids ask me if i cut my hair or if i had hair. I just gave them a quick, "I have to take special medicine that made my hair fall out, but it will grow back" and they were fine with that! One girl in our class this year that came from Ethiopia (who knew me last year) asked me this morning if i had cut my hair. When i told her why it was really short, she said "oh its short like my dads?" and i said yes. she stopped for a second then says "just take off your hat then, its OK"! I would go hatless but everyone would take it differently. I'm not sure I'm ready for the stares.
This weekend we have plans to go to the cape. Then 2 days of school, then off Thursday/Friday for round #4. Just about 1/2 way there. The doctor has said that the Taxol part (rounds 5-8) of chemo is not as bad as the A/C part. I shouldn't be as nauseous which will be good.
Thursday was treatment #3. I was not feeling it while i was there. I felt kinda nauseous during treatment but i survived. When I got home we ate dinner then I went to bed early. The next day I felt fine! I had to go to Worcester to get my Neulasta shot. Insurance wouldn't cover me getting it from a retail pharmacy (CVS). So my choices were have it mailed to my house and pay the copay or get it done at the office and it was no charge. I figured out that it was cheaper to pay gas than the copay, so off to the doctors it was.
Saturday came with the same yuckiness that it always brings, but it was tolerable. I think because i know what to expect it isn't "as bad" as the first time. By dinnertime I was able to eat a normal meal. Sunday was a little better. I was stuck at home because of the "hurricane" so no grocery shopping and we didn't lose power so that was good.
Monday and Tuesday were "staff back to school" days. It was good to see everyone again after the summer. A lot of people knew about my situation either through the blog or facebook so they wanted to see how i was and to tell me that i am handling things well and that I look good. A few did not know anything and were shocked to find out. All I keep saying is that "it is what it is, and there was nothing I could have done to change whats going on. I have 2 options, sit at home and be depressed or carry on as normally as I can." I choose normalcy.
Wednesday and today we had orientation and the 1st day of school! It was good to see the new group of kids and Maddie was very excited to start 2nd grade. The kids that knew the "old" me weren't too sure what was going on. I think most of them just thought that I had my hair up under my hat! I had one girl that was in our class 2 years ago ask me what happened to my hair and I had a few kids ask me if i cut my hair or if i had hair. I just gave them a quick, "I have to take special medicine that made my hair fall out, but it will grow back" and they were fine with that! One girl in our class this year that came from Ethiopia (who knew me last year) asked me this morning if i had cut my hair. When i told her why it was really short, she said "oh its short like my dads?" and i said yes. she stopped for a second then says "just take off your hat then, its OK"! I would go hatless but everyone would take it differently. I'm not sure I'm ready for the stares.
This weekend we have plans to go to the cape. Then 2 days of school, then off Thursday/Friday for round #4. Just about 1/2 way there. The doctor has said that the Taxol part (rounds 5-8) of chemo is not as bad as the A/C part. I shouldn't be as nauseous which will be good.
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