Chemo here I go!

Thanks @sister - yes there's a wig library at both hospitals I'm involved with and I'll definitely check them out. I can't have a port because my air expanders come up so damn high! It's crazy - they're nearly at my collar bone - my oncologist says he's never seen them so high. He's a bit sceptical about my veins and mentioned that I may need a picc line at some stage (hope not!). My left arm is pretty much out of action because of the node clearance but he said that when I'm at the taxol stage he might use the left arm every second week, keeping a very close eye on any early signs of cellulitis. Pity - my left arm has much better veins. Ah well, trials and tribulations here we go....

@kezmusc - how good is the word phlebotomist! I heard it for the first time earlier this week - what an awesome word! I think I want to try and use it at a dinner party hahaha. When I was in hospital and I had an IV drip in my right arm, the node clearance in my left arm, they took blood from a vein in the top of my foot! I was uber-impressed. 

Thanks for the advice and wishes @Nadi - it's so awesome to have heard such a wide range of experiences.

I hope you found your black hat @kmakm - today, a fellow BC warrior told me that she enjoyed a shot of spiced fireball whiskey every now and then during chemo and hair loss - what luck that I have a bottle on my shelf! xxx