Today was another difficult day. My results were back from the additional tests that were requested on my original biopsy. I learned at my oncologist appointment today that I tested negative for the hormone receptors on my cancer cells but I am HER2+. Not a big surprise I guess since I was kind of expecting it but I was hoping that maybe my luck might change at some point. It was still pretty overwhelming listening to the doctor tell me about it. At one point he stopped and said "Ok I'm going to stop now because I can see you aren't really absorbing what I'm telling you". I said he was right, all I could think about was that this nightmare wasn't going to ever end and that I would have to be on Herceptin for a year. I will also have to get a port inserted into my chest which I am less than excited about as well. I'm told it will make my life easier for each treatment but I can't help but be a bit freaked out. So I will start taking Herceptin with my last 4 chemo treatments and then it will continue on by itself for a whole year. Herceptin isn't chemo so I won't have the same side effects. My hair will continue to grow back and there won't be any nausea or vomiting so I'm told. I will still have my surgery after my 8th chemo treatment as before. One good thing was that I was negative for the hormone receptors so that means I won't need hormone therapy after my radiation treatments now.
Since my counts were so low when I was in the emergency last week my doctor also suggested that I start taking a drug called neulasta or neupegen. They both help accelerate the recovery of neutrophil counts to reduce my risk of infection. Neulasta is 1 shot per chemo cycle and Neupogen is 10 shots per cycle. My doctor would like to put me on Neulasta but my wonderful drug plan with Sunlife won't cover it. So I have to get the 10 shot Neupogen. For someone who hates needles I'm definitely dreading it.
I do have a little good news. My tumor in my breast has shrunk. My doctor was very happy with my progress after only 1 cycle and said I should be celebrating not focusing on the HER2. I know he's right but it will just take me a few days to absorb it all.
Since my counts were so low when I was in the emergency last week my doctor also suggested that I start taking a drug called neulasta or neupegen. They both help accelerate the recovery of neutrophil counts to reduce my risk of infection. Neulasta is 1 shot per chemo cycle and Neupogen is 10 shots per cycle. My doctor would like to put me on Neulasta but my wonderful drug plan with Sunlife won't cover it. So I have to get the 10 shot Neupogen. For someone who hates needles I'm definitely dreading it.
I do have a little good news. My tumor in my breast has shrunk. My doctor was very happy with my progress after only 1 cycle and said I should be celebrating not focusing on the HER2. I know he's right but it will just take me a few days to absorb it all.
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