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Chemotherapy begins
So. The margins of the re-excision are still close. Not sure what that means surgery wise but my oncologist wants to start treatment so any further surgery will have to wait until afterwards.
Wednesday I will start 4 cycles of AC every 2 weeks then go on to weekly taxol/herceptin for 12 weeks then switch to 3 weekly herceptin for the duration of the 12 months.
I'll have a port put in just prior to cycle 3, not getting neulasta until cycle 2.
I'll be pushing for a mastectomy post treatment. F$&k screwing around with this shite! While he's there he can whip the other one off and give me a new set of perky 20 year old boozies!
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Well I found a friend with an electric shaver and my head is not bald but it is very close to it and the prickly feeling is much better. Thanks for all your input. xx
Hi Jean
Great that you haven't had bad nausea, and able to go back to work for the "sanity". I am like you, after getting over the sideeffects, I prefer to go to work for a few hours a week, just to get my mind off it all.
I also use Sykpe to keep in touch with my friends in Adelaide.It's great !!
I still have 9 chemos to go, the next one is on Friday..... I need to do these each Friday for 9 weeks. Also, just seen my Radiologist last Monday. Need to start radiio, after I finish chemo, for 5 days a week for 6 weeks = 30 sessions........
Hope all is well, and keep up posted, Julie XX
Hi Julie
Well had a not too bad weekend at all. Feel pretty good. Spoke to my sisters in Scotland via Skype yesterday and that is so helpful. We are a pretty close family and skype is a godsend and being a good Scot I like it even better '' cos it's free:)
I took all the anti nausea meds they gave me and I feel I can go to work tomorrow. I would rather not sit on my bum at home when I can work and my employers have been absolutely fabulous. Can't fault them at all. Take all the time you need they said. Fortunately I have heaps of sick leave accrued and other leave as well along with a 75% salary guarantee for up to 2 years. Determined I won't need that!
My medical oncologist told me 4 words that have really buoyed me and my husband.
He saïd " I can cure you" if I complete all the treatment. The chances of it recurring after treatmen is 20% or less, without it it shoots up to 50-60%. No contest really.
My hearts scan apparently was excellent. My daughter reckons they may have had difficulty in finding it :)
How are you going? So sorry to hear that you too lost a parent to this hellish disease. Doesn't matter what age you are it is always devastating when your parent is lost to you.
How many more chemo do you have to go or are you done? What's next on the agenda?
Anyway need to go and make some tea and prepare for work tomorrow. Hope you will have a good week and it's another step on the road to the finish line.:)
Yours aye
jean
