Starting Chemo in JAN 2007

Anonymous

Nandy - I was thinking more fluids too. My onc's office has me set up to get IV fluids on my worst days and it makes a HUGE difference in how I feel. I'm usually too queasy to drink enough.

ritajean

Hi ladies,

Thanks so much for your kind words when I was engrossed in my pity party Saturday night. I had felt like I'd been whacked with a "double whammy" and was really having a hard time with reality. Your kind words helped to soothe the emotional pain.

I'm back home today to regroup for tomorrow and Wednesday. We have all the arrangements made and now it's just waiting for visitation tomorrow night and the funeral on Wednesday and getting a bag packed. I had a lot of difficulty picking out Mom's clothes. Believe it or not, that was really harder than the things we selected at the funeral home, but between the crying jags, I finally found an outfit that I think would have selected. Purple is my favorite color and last year on Mother's Day, I had bought her a velvety purple pant-suit that was pretty classy. We laughed about how I was trying to convert her to purple and she wore it several times and looked good in it.

Nandy...I had a headache too after the first chemo. The onc nurses slowed down the chemo drip on my second chemo and I avoided the headache. You might ask about that but it probably wouldn't hurt to have is checked out anyway.

Carol...Hey, look at it this way: You are 1/4 of the way finished. :-)

Lucy, I'm sure you've had some pretty frustrating and guilt-laden days with your mom, too. Hang in there. She needs you and it's all worth it.

I'm closing this off but I'm not finished. For some reason, if I write too long of a post, it all disappears. I'm not taking any chances this time.

Rita

ritajean

Back again....
Amera, Good to see that you've been starring in some action while I've been gone. You know, with your lovely facial features, you'd look good in anything!

Good luck to Rebecca and anybody else who has chemo this week. I didn't think to check our calendar before I started posting.

Dar1: I had a very similar early bc diagnosis and I, too, opted for the chemo + rads. I wanted to do anything I could to eradicate the disease. Like you, I hope I can sometime help some other gal who's going through this journey.

Skye...a newspaper reporter. I think I would have loved to be a reporter. Also wanted you to know that I amd trying real hard right now to "roll with the punches." :-)

Joni...love your Turtle Face description. It made me giggle. Also, I am praying that your liver spot is something very insignificant. Please let us know the results as soon as you get them.

Melia...so sorry that you still have those terrible mouth sores. HUGS!!!

Cindy, I'm single also. I've really wondered about dating after BC and I love your one-balled man story! :-)

Vicky...Imodium AD works well for me and it can be purchased over the counter.

Mizsissy....love your suggestion that we all continue to correspond after our initial treatments are over. I think we're all becoming "fast friends."

Viddie...glad you're feeling better. As for the slight temp, many people normally get a slightly higher temp at night, but it probably wouldn't hurt to get it checked out and to put your mind to rest.

Well ladies, I've just "gabbed up a storm" haven't I? I may check back in later tonight if I get everything done that needs to be done. Otherwise, I won't be back until Thursday.

Hang in there....each and everyone of you!

Rita

skyedivine

Viddie; I've had bone pain a week after Neulasta, but not so severe as yours. Also had the close call fevers and never went in either, they always seemed to subside. I have the same dread of night time and weekend ERs. - Skye

Dar1

Rita, I will be thinking about you. My mother died last March 15.
I getting a little freaked out by all the folks around here with terrible flues etc.! I feel like being a hermit.
Stay well everyone!

Amera

Well, here's a creative way to ask if someone is going through chemo. A mother at day care pick up asked if I was keeping my hair really short. Good one! I told her all about the bc. She works for an ob/gyn so knows more than your average person. I am glad she knows. The real news, rather than the gossip, will spread by itself and I won't have to do it. I haven't really run into parents until now but I always sort of dread it. Now I won't have to.

Lynn, how did work go?

Amera--surprisingly relieved.

NOLONGERREADINGORPOSTING

Another crisis today that didn't need to be a crisis. Another set-to with Nurse Ratchet. I won't even go into the details. But I decided I had just had enough. I am a cancer patient, not a criminal who should be punished for getting the disease and I honestly want to do everything reasonable that I can to cure myself...but this nurse is simply an obstacle to treatment.

So I decided to call My Surgeon, the wonderful man who reminds me of my father and is the Captain of My Team and who referred me in the first place. Left a message with his nurse. I did not get a call back from the nurse. He called me *in person* he always does..

"What's going on?" he asks and I told him about all the problems I've been complaining about here on the forum. He told me he was glad to get this kind of feedback, because he likes to know what happens when he refers people. He was unhappily surprised to find that my first nurse--the good one--had quit. He also liked her.

Unfortunately, there is only one oncology practice in our health system; there are other doctors in the practice. He told me he is going to get in touch with a female doctor in the same practice whom he highly respects and discuss this with her...he said "She won't stand for this..." He'll get back to me, but he says, they'll get me a new doctor and I won't have to deal with this any longer.

I will no longer have to deal with Nurse Ratchet!!!

Mizsissy

viddie

Good for you, Mizsissy!! We have to be our own advocates! I recently fired my pcp and I am really happy I finally did it after complaining about him for years. The final blow was when he told me that Breast cancer was not that bad - and that was the day I was diagnosed. We need supportive medical staff around us. I am glad you made that call. Now you can finally get proper care.

Rita, good to hear from you. My mom is 90 and I know how hard it must be for you. You will in my prayers tomorrow and Wednesday.

Amera, I am glad you had a good experience today at the the day care center.
Concerning those pity looks, I do notice that I am being stared at when I even wear a hat in stores. Today I decided to wear my wig, first time in 2 weeks, and i did notice that I "disappeared" in crowds.

Vicky, I have the opposite problem- constipation. They have lactose tolerance pills you could try. I would call your oncologist first. She might recommend Immodium AD.

Jan, Drinking more water is a great idea for all of us to remember. Thanks.

Today I feel great! I decided not to call my oncologist about my fever spikes this past weekend. I will just tell her during my next treatment session. Maybe I just take my temperature too often and maybe the spikes are just part of the whole process. I feel better now and I am going to go with that. Thanks all for your help and support.
Viddie

NOLONGERREADINGORPOSTING

Fired my oncologist and none too soon because it looks like I have another problem on the horizon...actually it's the same problem I've had all along.

I had another lip swelling last night after taking Keflex, and called my allergist this AM about what to do. (My PCP was out of town). Decided not to take any more pills because I've already had one anaphalactic reaction in my life and one is enough. Waited all day for a call back never got one. So I decided to go ahead and start taking the Keflex again after DH came home but by early evening, after skipping only two pills, the urinary symptoms had returned stronger than ever.

My PCP told me that if this last (4th) round of antibiotics didn't work, I'd have to be admitted to the hospital for IV antibiotics. I have to think the low WBC I've had all along isn't helping fight the infection...and if that is true, they probably shouldn't give me any more chemos until this infection is cleared and long gone. So I am wondering if I've already HAD my last chemo?!!!!

IowaCindy

I haven't been back to see my PCP since my pre-mastectomy H&P. He wanted to see me in December but I won't be back. On the record he's still listed but I'll find a new one. I had many problems getting my diagnosis and arrangements made for me back in October and I won't risk myself again.

I'm glad your surgeon is going to act on your behalf. Even though we've learned to be advocates for ourselves, sometimes we need a more powerful voice.

skyedivine

Good for you Mizsissy for doing what you need to for your own health and life. I wouldn't mess around with that lip swelling, either. My onc told me that the reason my cold sore was taking so long to heal was the low WBC count. He also told me today that I'll be on Herceptin for a year...they do TWO years in Europe! And that he thinks overall I'm tolerating the chemo "remarkably well." He said he thinks that is probably partially to do at least some of the supplements I'm on, and that he wishes he knew which ones they were! This was my last AC/cytoxin treatment, yay, but it's hitting me harder this time already. I'll be glad to go on the Taxol/Herceptin round. And Viddie, I also wonder whether I take my temp too often. But I do think if the spikes go at all over where they have been for either of us, that we should run to the ER in a heartbeat. - Skye

IowaCindy

I managed 6 1/2 hours today. I have to factor in the 30 minute drive each way and after 6 1/2 hours, I was done!

I miss the days when I napped because there was a sweet breeze coming in the window and I was feeling a little lazy, not because my body had completely stopped.

But I'm not a fuzzy-headed as last week's efforts to work. I managed to be pretty productive for that time. It definitely takes about 10 days (post treatment) for the fuzz/fog to lift.

I wonder how long after treatment is over will I be able to use the 'chemo-brain' explanation for my slow productivity?

I work in a long term care facility that includes a Medicare rehab unit. One of the permanent residents today called out to me today as I walked by her "Cindy, your hair is getting longer!" I just patted my wig and told her I was deciding what to do with my hair.

Amera

Well gals, it has hit the fan. I am officially a crying mess. I am hoping it's the screwy hormones from my chemopause but I have been alternately pissed and weepy and it's really taking it out of me.

You know how when you have PMS and everything bothers you? Well, that's it in a nutshell. Except this time around, I have sooooo much more to be bothered about. I have been handling the bc like a trooper but lately, it's really been getting me down.

I am bored, but too tired to work. I am getting progressively more worried about leaving the house and getting the looks. I am really anxious about going to the gym again, and I realize it's not all about me, but I cannot seem to let go of this. I'm completely stress/hormone eating and feel like a tub. Just not good.

I have my 3rd infusion on Thurs and if this isn't better by then, I will ask for some sort of anti-depressant. I was hoping to avoid it.

But honestly, I'm wondering if it is just menopause. I was thinking the other day, that there are books, and magazines, and tv shows and all sorts of things about how to deal with this. But when you go through chemo, it's something they mention in passing--like it's no big deal. It is a big deal if it's going to make me feel this crappy and emotional all the time.

AND, while my husband is being as supportive as he can be, he does not deal well with the screaming, angry, crying mess that I have become. I don't blame him really, but I cannot help it.

So anyhow, I'm not sure what to think or do at this point. Hopefully it's just temporary. Are any of you on anti-depressants now? Do they help?

Thanks for letting me vent. I know you understand.
Amera

Amera

Mizsissy, what a trip. I'm glad you are getting some results. We do need to advocate for ourselves, don't we? I'm so thankful I am capable of doing that. I worry about the women who do not have the ability to navigate all of this. It is overwhelming.

I continue to get bills from my surgery in November. I have been on the phone with the insurance co a dozen times trying to get it resolved. It takes so much time and effort but I am doing it. I often wonder about the folks who just give up in frustration or assume they have to pay.

And maybe an intravenous antibiotic would get this over and done with once and for all. I'm sure your body is having an extra hard time getting rid of this yuck. Hang in there.

Amera

Rebecca

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I work in a long term care facility that includes a Medicare rehab unit. One of the permanent residents today called out to me today as I walked by her "Cindy, your hair is getting longer!" I just patted my wig and told her I was deciding what to do with my hair.

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That is so funny IowaCindy!

I can definately relate to the fog at work. I do not have to spend as many hours working outside the home as you do, but I do have considerable prep work that must be completed at home. I have been really struggling with keeping it organized and complete.....My fog this round has been terrible....and I had a particularly bad day yesterday. My husband thinks it is stress, but I am not so sure. I find it very frustrating not to be running on all 6 cylinders so to speak.

Tomorrow I have Tx #3, and I am very afraid. Tx #2 was not so bad, I guess, except for the bronchitis (and the terrible fog and cognitive distortions), and I am convinced that it was just an abberation, and this one is going to be killer...I am sure it is irrational, but if I can not express these irrational ramblings HERE, where can I?!?

Mizsissy I am so glad that you took some definitive action. Poor healthcare can sometimes be worse than not at all....and the office you were going to clearly had some issues (that horrible nurse is enough to make ANYONE"S hair stand on end, even a bald woman!). Chemo is nothing to sneer at, and should not be taken lightly...these are dangerous drugs with serious side effects, and in your case it is all complicated by your allergies (also nothing to sneeze at ) Are you planning on finding another Onc to finish your treatment?

Amera, you never told us how your birthday party went this weekend...did your scarf stay on, and did you have a good time?

Rita, I was so glad to hear your voice on the list. Enjoy this time with your family, even though the circumstances may be not the best. Hang in there, and feel good.

Viddie..what did the onc say about your temp?

...Yes folks...I am VERY nosy, and I like closure!

Well, fog or not, I have work to do this morning before the kids wake up, so I should get to THAT and get off this message board.

NOLONGERREADINGORPOSTING

Thank you girls for all your support. We *really* do need to advocate for ourselves, but if I didn't have Dr. A (my wonderful surgeon), I don't know what I would do. He is the best doctor I've ever had for any disease, and he reminds me very much of my father, who was also a general surgeon who treated cancer patients. My father and I were very, very close. We enjoyed long rides together, sharing thoughts and ideas, and I don't think we ever really thought differently about anything. He was well aware that there are lots of bad doctors out there, and he urged me very strongly to be very selective. My father has been gone now for over 20 years, but I've always felt spiritually close to him, and in some wierd way I think there is a strong spiritual connection between him and Dr. A.

I am beginning to think that this infection I've had for the last two months may now be my most serious health problem, since it is resistant to all the antibiotics I can take, and since they tell you in the lit that an infection can become life-threatening during chemo. Also, the first symptom is usually an inability to void. I think it may be a good idea to forego my next chemo on Monday, and just deal with this infection. Unfortunately my PCP is out-of-town all this week...but I am not going to call the onc's office, because the Bad Nurse, I'll call her Nurse B, would inevitably get involved, and she's the last person I want to be making decisions for me.

In a few minutes I'll be going over to get my neupogen shot. I'm not going to tell the nurses a thing, because that would precipitate Nurse B's involvement. Just to add to the confusion, I am sporting three horrible ugly red bruises on my chin and jaw. Yesterday when I went to the gym with my friend, I got a little too enthusiastic about running and talking at the same time. I lost my footing when the treadmill was going at 5 mph, and fell down between two machines, hitting my face and chin. So now I look like a victim of domestic violence. I'm just going to cover it up with makeup the best I can and not say a word!!!!

Had no allergic reaction since restarting meds...so that's a good thing...but symptoms are back.

I'll respond to what's going on with you girls in a separate message...am signing off before this disapppears

Mizsissy

NOLONGERREADINGORPOSTING

IowaCindy,Amera, SkyDivine, Rebecca ...I am amazed and jealous at your ability to work. My "work" *WAS* full time painting, but I think I've told you enough about my problem with that...it's hard to find things to fill the days...and I am a person who hates to be idle.

Amera, going through menopause and doing chemo at the same time is an experience I can hardly imagine. I am glad that I got done with menopause years ago...but even then it wasn't easy. I was very emotional and would overreact to the most ridiculous things.

One drug that DOES help with menopause is an SRI, like Zoloft or Prozac. I've taken both, and I like Prozac the best, because it is energizing and makes you very positive. However, I think there is a problem taking both Prozac and Tamoxifen, but not with Zoloft. The SRIs help with hot flashes and mood swings. Do you have hot flashes? If not, you may not be going through the change.

Viddie..are you working too? Are the rest of you younger gals experiencing any hot flashes?

Rebecca

Hang in there Amera! You seem like such a strong person that I am sure that a lot of this IS the Chemopause (love the term).

Dealing with all of this CRAP is more than any one woman should have to deal with at any one time, and if you can do it and stay on your feet, it is a victory, one day at a time. I think I am in the same boat as you...I am supposed to get my period TODAY...and I do not think it is going to happen. Yesterday I was a horrible mess...I felt like I was garbage and could not do anything right. I was in such a pity party that DH just sent me to bed, rather than deal with me. I feel a bit better in the morning light, but between the chemo and hormone shift I feel like my brains are turning to mush.

by all means, ask for an antidepressant if you think it would help. I am not on any currently, but have taken them in the past, and I found that they really do take the edge off enough to allow you to deal with the underlying issues. I also would recommend looking into some counseling...it can really help. I see a counselor every other week right now (in addition to my electronic counseling, found here).

Hang in there and feel better....and by the way, you are NOT a tub!

IowaCindy

I hope that Dr. A is able to clear some hurdles for you and get you moving towards wellness. Maybe it's time for an infectious disease MD to be consulted. Seems like you may need a team consult: onc. - surgeon - PCP - infectious disease, altogther working to determine your needs and how to achieve those outcomes.

I think you're wise to consider delaying the next treatment. I think your body has enough going on right now without adding the stress of another marinade.

(((Mizsissy)))

Amera

Rebecca, my period was 10 days late. Finally arrived yesterday but I had a full-blown bout of PMS for 2 weeks. I am hoping the medically induced menopause will happen quickly rather than take years like it does naturally. I am gong to ask the onc about this on Thurs.

You are going tomorrow, right? Hopefully this one will be easier than #2. I think the colds we had just prolongued the agony. I am finally not coughing my way through the night.

I feel a lot better just 2 hours after my initial rant. It's the rollercoaster I cannot stand.

Mizsissy, I will ask about the happy pills. And yup, I am getting hot flashes...nothing major yet but I can feel them.
Blech.
Amera

Rebecca

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My "work" *WAS* full time painting, but I think I've told you enough about my problem with that

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Mizsissy I can feel your agony about this. Once, long ago I used to be a poet. I thought in poetry, and it seemed to flow out of the point of my pen every time I placed it near paper. The stress of graduate school in the sciences literally crushed the poet out of me...and it was not until now that I have begun to hear the whisper of my muse again....although I have only written a few things. I am convinced that it took so long to come back because I did not really listen for it, and because I had so many other things that reared up to take up the space that was left in my life when my muse fled (dissertation, husband, kids, job). I beleive that I could have kept it alive, had I tried, and had I known how.

It is only natural that the stress of this experience has sapped your ability to create, but the creative spark is still in there...that is something that NEVER dies. You just need to be able to reach in there and kindle it.

As part of my current life, I have to help students overcome writers block...which is much the same thing (I think) as what you and I have experienced at different times in our lives. What I usually advise students to do is to is to freewrite...which amounts to free association on paper...and to change their expectations of themselves. They should not, for example, expect to create an entire paper in one sitting, and they SHOULD expect to go back and change what they have written. For you, since your medium is paint rather than ink, I would probably suggest that you change your expectations of yourself, and maybe try for small sketches rather than full paintings. Free-draw...illustrate the world around you, or maybe tap into your inner world and try to capture some of the strange and beautiful emotions that you are experiencing. Try not to capture what was, and embrace the fact that you may be changing as a result of this experience.

Do not let your spark be silenced...I let mine go out for too long, and I have always mourned that.

Dar1

Good morning all. Your posts made me smile - you still all have your sense of humor, Cindy, Rebecca, Amera, Mizsissy. It is an emotional roller coaster. Sometimes I am angry - at all those who don't have cancer - imagine, they're concerned about their jobs and other such petty things! Sometimes I'm scared - what if it comes back, no one really knows, is the chemo working? Do I really need it? What if, what if? Sometimes I just feel YUCK - can't even describe it, not myself, zoned out, sick. It sucks! Hard to say whether it's the situation, chemo or menopause - any one would be reason enough and now we've got a 2 or 3 of them. I'm giving myself every break in the book right now - something I've never been good at. Ands a rant with a trustworthy person, or discussion board really helps!
My period was 10 days late as well. Would be due for another one next week, but then maybe I'll never get another one. Don't know if I'm having hot flashes - it just seem that my temperature regulator doesn't work well. I'm cold, then I'm hot.
It's still cold here! They say we'll break freezing on Saturday - we'll see. I yearn to wear a light jacket and feel the sun on my back.
One more treatment to go - next Wed. I'm dreading it already.
Miszizzy - maybe with an extra week or two before your next treatment you can beat this thing - our bodies can only take so much.

Lynn12

Good Morning Ladies,

Amera, it's amazing how you can feel so awful about things and just a few hours later those worries seem to fade, or be less of an issue. I am going through similar feelings myself although I'm not having any hot flashes, so I'm not sure if mine is chemopause, but I'm assuming I am/will get it at some point.

Mizsissy, you go girl!

Rita, so good to hear from you, our thoughts are with you!!!

Joni, any results from MRI yet?

Rebecca, I am feeling very much afraid of tx# 3 which is on Friday for me. I am on a 3 week regimine and here it is just a few days before my next tx and I'm still feeling the effects from #2. This was not the case after #1. I am sooo much dreading the weekend knowing that I'm going to feel like crap.

My eyebrows are really thinning!

Tomorrow and Thursday I'm going into the office, ugh! AND I have a meeting with a client on Thursday morning that does not know about my bc. Double whammy for looks and stares of wonderment (is that a word?).

Lynn

Rebecca

Yikes Lynn...we are both in the same boat. For Tx #2 I did not go as "low" as Tx #1, but the effects...particularly the cognitive ones have not gone away as fast.

My eybrows are going too....at this point I look like I tweezed them VERY badly. The are thin on the outer edges, but with a darker area right towards the midline. My eyelashes are going fast, too. If I get another eyelash in my eye I am going to cry!

I have a meeting today with a student that I have only ever interacted with over the internet. I am a little nervous about that...so I know how you feel. I am planning to just walk in there and act like everything is totally normal. Stares? STARE BACK!

robertin

Hello ladies,
I haven't had the chance to read all your comments yet, but I have to tell you about a book I saw in the onc's office this morning. It's called "Turning Heads, Portraits of Grace, Inspiration, and Possibilities." It is a collection of photographs of bald women going through chemo. It is so inspiring that I am going to buy it. It is edited by Jackson Hunsicker and you can get it at Amazon.com. As a matter of fact, I am going to do an experiment today, I am going bald. Why hide my head? I like the feeling of having nothing on my head, and I'll get the looks anyway. I'll report later tonight. Chemo is at 1:00 today, and my husband is going with me. We're going for a walk today, and as an experiment, we're also going to the store. After chemo I'm going to bed, but I just want to experience how it is to be bald. Hang in there girls. Talk to you tonight.

NOLONGERREADINGORPOSTING

Hey girls,

I think ANYBODY who has BC should be on an SRI...they aren't at all like the old antidepressants or tranquilizers which were addictive, made you foggy, or jittery. Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors prevent your body from disposing of its own happy hormone...the most natural thing in the world. With all the stress and tension of today's world, the added stress of breast cancer, chemo, and menopause, it should be standard. In fact, the SRIs are on a short checklist of drugs to be prescribed that is on the front of my transfusion check in sheet. I've also been told by my GYN that they are the only drugs he knows of that help with menopausal symptoms.

They work very well, but it takes about 3-4 weeks to get up to speed. They do not interfere with your judgement, they actually improve it, which was the thesis of the book LISTENING TO PROZAC that was so popular when the drugs first came out.

Rebecca, I chuckle at the mental image of your badly tweezed eyebrows. My brows are still hangin' in there--some of the hairs are very long..but they've turned blond. I wonder how hard it would be to dye them brown safely. Thanx for your remarks on my inability to paint...of all the things that distress me about BC, this is the one that hurts the most. Other women worry about sex, I worry about ART, but I am no different from most other artists I know in that regard.

Good news this AM. My PCP can see me on Thursday...she's very highly respected so we'll be able to sort out this question about whether or not to continue with chemo. Personally, I just *LOVE* the thought of never doing another one!!!!

Mizsissy

Hey Robertin...now YOU are quite a stand out bald. I think you look terrific. Maybe you should consider a short crew cut as your next look...these cuts can be very feminine looking, especially in the way they show off your neck and ears from the back.

sharon56

robertin . good luck today .
Its hard for me to imagine all of the trials some are having with not only the side effects we are "told" we would get but the other issues too .
I have been very fortunate that I have only experienced the "usual" SE . But to have other issues flare up I have been lucky .
My thoughts are with you girls
I have noticed that most are on A/C and take Taxol . I am on FEC and Taxotere . I am done the FEC and have been reading other earlier groups that the Taxotere causes alot of bone pain and may even be just as bad for the nausea .
I do not know if anyone has had their first taxotere yet ... let me know so we can compare notes and get through these next 3 rounds .
Today is day 10 from last FEC and it does bear on your body each treatment . I am just starting to eat again and the trips to the loo are done . From what I can hear about the taxotere I am going to gear up rest and get ready for another "different " kind if day .
On the good side with the different drugs maybe my hair will start growing back

meliaanne

Good Morning All,
Mizsissy, I hope all this works out for you ... you have had such a run around! Amera, when I went thru natural menopause, I felt like I cried for 2 years. It coincided with my three kids going off to college, so I was never sure what was causing it. But I was a basket case. Robertin, I cannot wait to hear how your outings go.

I have an appt with my onc today and then my third a/c tomorrow. I am just dreading it even though I have done pretty well with the last two. Only one more after this week, but then 12 taxols. Looks like I will be the last one to finish?

Hope everyone has a good day ... stay tough.

Melia

Rebecca

Robertin...what color lipstick are you wearing?

I am home grabbing lunch then off to see my plastic surgeon for an expansion session. yuck. anyone else doing reconstruction while doing chemo? what a treat...let me tell you! By the end of my treatments I am not going to be the bald one-boobed woman anymore....but I am sure going to be lopsided (the OTHER way no less). When I asked my PS what to do about the lopsided look I will be developing, he just shrugged and suggested I stuff my bra. Sigh. Just another thing to feel self concious about until I can have my next surgery.

Anonymous

Shorti - I finished my 2nd round of FEC, but I wont have Taxotere. Anyway - just wondering if you lost your eyebrows. Mine have just started to get itchy.