November 2009-Starting Chemo

Zoladex is a drug that causes ovary suppression. So I am being put back into menapause. He is shutting my ovaries down to kill the estrogen in my body.

Sue, yes, I still take Herceptin, and probably will for the rest of my life. It's what has kept me NED. I also take Zometa now, once every three months to keep the cancer out of my bones. I will do the Zoladex the same time I do the Zometa.

I don't have to have scans again until November, so I've graduated to once a year, but he will follow liver function and tumor markers through labwork. Life goes on!!!!

He said I'm doing great!

I love you all! Thank you for being there for me

Melinda, congrats on one year...woohoo...So now, just wondering  is dains a typ-o or is that some new fangled word I havn't heard of...

Linda ~ so glad to hear things going so well for YOU ! woo HOO.

Melinda ~ Congrats on scheduling surgery.  I had 4 drains with the mastectomies.  They are annoying as heck but doable.  Congrats on 1 year PFC ! woo HOO for you.

Michele ~ Hi my friend !  I'd chest bump ya but my nips may fall off ~  Hope you are doing good.  How is beautiful Canada?

Sue ~ how are you?

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms!!!   Nette   

Happy Mother's Day Everyone !

HUGS ~

Alicia

Hi girls... well finally had my 6 month check up with my Oncologist.  I am glad that is over.  My appt was at 4 pm yesterday and we didn't get out of there till 7 !  After talking about my anxiety and shortness of breath, I told her 2 trips to the ER a battery of tests and she said none of them were a lung CT scan?  I said nope.  She said tamoxifen can cause blood clots we need to make sure right now you don't have a clot.  I was whisked into radiology hooked up to an iv for dye and in the machine.  They made me wait till dr read results and I was told NO clots.  Then went back to onco to talk and have my blood drawn.  She told me she does not want me to ever take myself off tamoxifen again.  I was off for 1 month.  She said it is just as important as chemo was for me.  She wants me to take Effexor for the anxiety and bit of depression I have been going through.  She said even for a few months.  I so far said no as it causes weight gain.  But if I have another panic attack this week I am going on it.  I can't live like this.  She gave me a therapist/nurse practitioner to see at my cancer hospital for the effexor and to talk about my anxiety.  All my blood results look good this am, I looked them up online.  Everything is in range and my tumor markers are no evidence of anything ~ No measurable amounts.  SO that is a relief.  I still have to make an appt to see my breast surgeon for an exam and my gyno and then I'm done for a bit. 

Hope everyone is doing well !!   It has been kinda quiet on here.

Seems I celebrated too soon !!!  Oncologist called ~ while lungs showed no clots there was a tiny nodule in my right lung.  Too soon to do anything to may be nothing ~ will do another CT in August.  BUT ~ CT of my lungs ---  yes lungs...showed nodules and cysts on my liver.  Have to have an MRI of my liver next Wednesday.  So scared.  She mentioned some benign condition a hemangioma or something also called a collection of vessels.  Which would explain my dizzy spells and loss of appetite.  Told me to try not to worry till we have to worry.  I told her literally I am F- ing freaking out.  I am a bit calmer now took an ativan and not making dinner tonight that's for sure.  I hate cancer.......  All my blood work and markers were good so she said that is a step in the right direction.

XO

No full body cat scan ever.  I am eating an ice cream sandwich ~ very yummy and making me feel better.  I am calmer now and just tell myself if it something bad, blast me with more chemo and let's hope for the best ! 

Alicia: I am so sorry you have to deal with this right now. Fingers crossed everything is OK. Like Linda said, the blood work is good and hopefully, it is one of the numerous other things that show up wonky.

I have finally been declared cancer free for the first time today. My PET showed less of the crap that we have been watching so it is "labeled surgical changes or treated metastatic lesion". I have permission to be deported, hopefully, plastic surgeon can do that and save me another procedure.

Big Hugs Alicia, keep us posted.

Wow, such an emotional day. F%$*&#G cancer...there I said it.. Alicia, I feel confident that all will turn out ok.  ..But in the mean time, eat that ice cream...and know we are all here to listen to you, and give you big hugs.

Linda, Congrats on being Cancer free, and I hope you get deported soon.

Hugs to all my ladies.

Happy Birthday Alicia....gotta celebrate every day.  Not just on our birthdays anymore..sending you hugs for good results.

Sue, we are friends on Facebook...are you on facebook?

Thank you girls !!!

xoxo

Alicia: Thinking of you today, is it MRI day today? When will you know the results?

Linda: We are doing our lat flaps a week apart if I remember your date (7-6?) Are you nervous? I hate the thought of intentionally inflicting that pain on myself. I need an attitude adjustment.

MRI was this AM ~ results just got the call ~ BENIGN!!!!  Thanks be to god, I cried a river of happy tears.  Thank you girls for being here for me and supporting me.

XO