Starting Chemo October 2009

Scoobydoo

Enjoyful congrats on finishing chemo!!!!!  That is awesome. 

Okay had my port removed today and....that was painful!  Well only the shots to numb the area.  But that was excruciatingly painful.  Felt like bee stings...seriously!  The rest of the procedure after that was fine and pain free.  I did have to have an IV, which I was not happy about.  I am so glad it is over.  I also completed my mapping for radiation.  So onward and upward.

Anita

feistybluegecko

hi everyone

great to see so many finished now.

sadly no smiley face for me - Tx 5 postponed because of low counts -this is my first delay so was pretty upset.  I am still only half way through the 8 treatments and the very earliest i will finish chemo will be april now.  then 5 weeks of rads.  I feel as if this is going on for ever.

still have limited connectivity so catching up on all your news. 

love and hugs to you all

philippa

arby

Dear SHelby and others who are feeling really anxious about those final 2 treatments.  You Can Do IT!  I admit that it helped we got away the weekend before my final one and saw my son 500 miles away at college.  I felt so "normal" attending his BB game and getting to eat out and take him to Sam's and hang out at Barnes & Nobel.  I mean it gave me confidence that there would be an end to this chemo madness.  So I'm just praying that you gals racing for the finish can give yourself some serendipitous "normal" moment if its too late to drive away for the weekend.  God Bless you and give you strength.  I'm having the same se's but at least this will be the last time. (i may actuqally regain ladylike behavior and QUIT BELCHING).  there are sooooooo many things I am so ready to give up.  Let's continue to hold oneanother in our thoughts and prayers as the new normal slowly emerges for each of us.  On to the finish...I'm rooting for you!   arby

micheleboots

One more sleep

snuziq

Hang in there ladies.  YOU CAN DO IT!

micheleboots

Help ladies, I saw my onc today to talk about hormonal therapy after radiation.  I thought I was just getting Tamoxifen.  But she said I have three choices, Tamoxifen alone, Tamoxifen with LHRH or LHRH with aroma-something-or-other ( new word=bad memory). The latter two would shut down my ovaries and I would have SEs  such as decreased sex drive....oh great just what I need. And other SEs as well I have to do more research and figure this all out..damn i hate to make important choices like this...I will wonder forever if I did the right thing.

txstardust

Hi Michele,

I had the same talk today with my onc.  He's recommending an oophorectomy, mostly because of problems that I would probably have with Tamoxifen (namely, that I am terrible at remembering to take pills and I want to get optimum results).  I'll be glad to get that over with.  The other option was Lupron shots every month - I don't think so!  I'm only 36, so I'd be taking those shots for freakin' ever!  

speaking of forgetting pills - I forgot my Emend this morning.  So far so good, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

I also squeaked into the Zometa trial - I'm the last person they're letting sign up!  So glad that i read about it thru y'all!

peace out... 

DebbiD

Mary, please put smiley #5 for me.  I was scheduled for # 6 today but my wbc counts were too low.  I'm disappointed.  My sweet husband and I were counting the weeks until the end of chemo.  Now it's 10 weeks instead of 9...then surgery...then rads...then more avastin.  It's a long and winding road !

txstardust

Oh Yeah, Mary, I get my  today!  Yippee!

jeanl151

Hi girls,

  for all you facing chemo this week, hoping all goes well and if you are on the fence about facing this one, I hope you get all the answers you need to make the decision that is right for you.  Someone asked me if I get worried before each treatment. I said no but it is like signing up for the flu every 3 weeks. Chemo seems like it should be the day of infusion that is bad but actually it is those 5-7 days that follow!~!!!

  I have to share this dumb thing I just dealt with while talking to my nurse pract.  I have had a cold/virus for a few days and it's getting worse so I called.I told her I have been working at the nursery school with the cold. She told me I should not go tomorrow ( for parent teacher conferences ) because I may pass the cold to the parents!  First of all I will be hugging no one, second of all, I got this thing from their kids!!!!  Give me a break.  I thought she was going to say I couldn't work because I would get worse!!!

  oh the fun of all this....take care everyone, Jean

txstardust

DebbiD, I'm sorry that you couldn't have your treatment.  I know I would have been disappointed.  At least they're watching out for you.  Hopefully your counts will improve and you can finish up next week!

joanneasiata

HI ALL

Its happy happy jojo here

I had a day at work yesterday and loved it ,done a full day not to tired just my feet and its only cause I'm carrying and extra 5 kg yukie .AND I JUST BOUGHT A CAR,, Before b/c i had a brand new car but  then after first chemo realized i wont be able to work to pay it of so i sold it now that I'm nearly back on my feet i bought another its around 10 yrs old but the best thing is i don't owe any thing on it yeh yeh for me .

ENJOYFUL AND MARIE K

Well done super girls 

ANITA

Glad your on to the next step go girl

MICHELE

one more sleep then your done just get through the yuckie week,check on others boards aswell and ask for advice from the others good luck ill be making the same decision after rads so ill be asking you for some advice ok goodluck 

going for my scan today ,my groin area, so keep your fingers crossed for me hopfully its nothing

talk soon all my lovelies mwa

PRINCESS JOJO

feistybluegecko

DebbiD

I am totally with you on this - hope your counts are higher and the next one goes ahead.  My no 6 has just been delayed and I feel like this is going on for ever.  More blood count checks today and see onc on sunday.  so so tired of this journey.

I am veyr happy though to see so many sisters at tthe end of the chemo tunnel and moving on to the next treatments now.  We are all getting there.

love and hugs to you all

philippa

micheleboots

Jojo, oohhh a new car how exciting...and it is ALL YOURS, not the banks...way to go...glad you are having a great day..

Debbie, get well and take care of yourself..it will be over soon.  What is another week.

Yippy skippy Shelby...doing a happy dance for you...You can do one for me tomorrow...

valeriekd

HI EVERYONE!

Glad to see lots of you hanging around- Michele it is the last tomorrow - ugh- I can't seep= Actually felt nausea at the thought of sticking that sh2t in me again. God - i think everyone is so brave - have a god night me hardies arrrrrrgh, V, 

joanneasiata

VAL

You'll be fine go girl get tough

Had my scan today didn't even ask for a hint on results cant be stuffed with it all any more if my onco rings then theres something ,if i don't hear from him its nothing I'm not even worried about it , i was supposed to have my bloods done the other day but I'm not I'm being rebellious and enjoying it, ill get them done the day before MY LAST CHEMO !!!!

PRINCESS JOJO

txstardust

Doing the happy dance for Michele and Valerie - you go my sisters, yay for almost being done!

Peace... 

JustmeAlicia

Princess JOJO ~ Congrats on the new car.    Hoping and praying your scan is just fine.

Phillipa and Debbie ~ hoping your counts come up soon......

Valerie/Michele ~ thinking of YOU today, hoping all goes well and your SE's STAY away ~

Shelby ~ hope you are feeling okay today.

Jean ~ hope your cold gets better....and loving your analogy of signing up for the flu, so true. 

Alicia

micheleboots

Jojo, I hope you dont hear from you onc...

Last day...yippy skippy for me and Val=

micheleboots

I am all done chemo...yippy skippy..and my picc is out too  Mary I would like my kissy face please.

valeriekd

Hi Guys! Congrats Michelle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for all your wondrful support. Had a great talk w/ onc and had a chest x-ray and CT scan and the taxotere is inflamming my lungs-even after 3 weeks. He said there was no data whether 4 txs were better than 6 or vice versa but 4 was clearly better than three txs. He stated since I had five and the tax was doing me harm he wanted me to stop - so he said"Do not lose any sleep - you have completed your chemo and congratulations!" I will take that! I will be checking in to see how my firends are doing later this eve- I PRAY for no SEs fir anyone but if you have them - tell your onc!

Love, Valerie 

JustmeAlicia

Michele and Valerie !  CONGRATULATIONS girls YOU did it !!!

jeanl151

hooray for Valerie and Michelle.  congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

snuziq

Valerie & Michelle welcome to the finish line!  Glad to see our team getting bigger.

valeriekd

Thanks guys!!!!!!!!!!!

This is indeed a special night !!!!!!!!

PS now it just needs to sink in 

MaryNY

Congrats Valerie and Michele on crossing the finish line. Valerie, when did you have the final treatment (#5)?

MaryNY

Hives... anyone else have these? I think someone mentioned them before. I'm on Day 11 after treatment, so I'm not sure if this is even treatment related. I went to a yoga class at the nearby Gilda's Club last night. The teacher was great and the class left me feeling so relaxed. Anyway, shortly after getting home, I found what I thought was an insect bite on my right forearm. Now I have two more. I thought there might have been some bug in the blankets we used and that it bit me. But only noticed the two additional hives today, so unless I brought the bug home with me, not sure how that would happen.

micheleboots

Thanks girls...it feels great to be done...got to ring the bell...lots of cheers from everyone..made me weepy..Took the family out to supper to celebrate..at least I could taste the food..yah Val

joanneasiata

VAL VAL VAL

Hey I'm so happy for you ,but i was going to you as a bit of support for me ,you can do it so can i kinda  of thing now you don't have to do it  and i still do am i the only one now to finish hmmm ive never won a race before always around the last one ooooohhhhhh oh well least ill have heaps of people on the other side cheering me on

MARY NY

YUCKIE hope it wasn't little bugs take a noninflammatory tablet   good luck

So far no phone call from onco

PRINCESS JOJO

txstardust

Woo hoo Michele and Val!  Hope you had a great dinner with the fam, Michele.

I'm still feeling relatively well, no nausea even though I didn't take the Emend, that's a good thing!  Hope I didn't just jinx myself!  Just a little tired.  And that chemo flushed face!

Mary, that's great that you have a Gilda's Club to go to.  I checked out their website, seems like a cool kind of place.  Wish they had one here!  Oh - I haven't gotten any hives, it could be that you were allergic to something in the blanket rather than a chemo rxn.  If they get worse, then I'd call the doc.  Is your right arm your good or your bad arm?

Jojo, keep us up to date, OK?

Peace,

Shelby