Well I'm half way to finishing my chemo. Today was my 4th treatment and my last of the AC chemotherapy. Yay! This past cycle was a little tough only because I picked up a cold. I had a swore throat and bad cough but no fever so I was able to stay out of the hospital, so that was good. I've been feeling better the last couple of days, only a little cough now.
My treatment today was uneventful. It was the first time being hooked up with the port, but it went really well. I put on some emla cream to freeze up my skin over my port and I really didn't feel much more than a small pick and a little pressure when the needle when in. I did have a very experienced nurse though so that may have helped too. :-)
At my oncology visit this week Dr. Young went over the side effects of the Taxotere that I will be starting on my next chemo day on Nov. 13th. The nausea shouldn't be as bad, but I will most likely have muscle and bone achiness and more fatigue. I still will have the hair loss unfortunately and I might experience brittle nails and eye watering as well. I'll also be starting my Herceptin drug with the Taxotere which will continue on for the next year, every 3 weeks. That's depressing just thinking about it, but it's necessary so I'll deal.
I'm going to see how the first Taxotere goes but I'm thinking I'll be going back to work part time at the end of November. My boss and director have been super supportive and said they would be fine with me coming back part time to start while I finish up my the last 3 chemo treatments. I'm looking forward to getting back to our regular routines and keeping my mind busy.
Some good news that I'm excited about is that we have booked a vacation to Jamaica in February with my family! My sister is getting married there on February 27th so we plan to spend 6 days at the Beaches Negril resort and then 4 days at the Coral Cove resort where her wedding is. It's perfect timing since I'll be able to go to Jamaica and then come back and do my surgery. I'm so excited to go and spend some time with my family and our friends and it's really nice to have something fun to look forward to.
Take care everyone.
My treatment today was uneventful. It was the first time being hooked up with the port, but it went really well. I put on some emla cream to freeze up my skin over my port and I really didn't feel much more than a small pick and a little pressure when the needle when in. I did have a very experienced nurse though so that may have helped too. :-)
At my oncology visit this week Dr. Young went over the side effects of the Taxotere that I will be starting on my next chemo day on Nov. 13th. The nausea shouldn't be as bad, but I will most likely have muscle and bone achiness and more fatigue. I still will have the hair loss unfortunately and I might experience brittle nails and eye watering as well. I'll also be starting my Herceptin drug with the Taxotere which will continue on for the next year, every 3 weeks. That's depressing just thinking about it, but it's necessary so I'll deal.
I'm going to see how the first Taxotere goes but I'm thinking I'll be going back to work part time at the end of November. My boss and director have been super supportive and said they would be fine with me coming back part time to start while I finish up my the last 3 chemo treatments. I'm looking forward to getting back to our regular routines and keeping my mind busy.
Some good news that I'm excited about is that we have booked a vacation to Jamaica in February with my family! My sister is getting married there on February 27th so we plan to spend 6 days at the Beaches Negril resort and then 4 days at the Coral Cove resort where her wedding is. It's perfect timing since I'll be able to go to Jamaica and then come back and do my surgery. I'm so excited to go and spend some time with my family and our friends and it's really nice to have something fun to look forward to.
Take care everyone.
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