March 2012 chemo

Good evening ladies!  5 weeks PFC and I think most of those chemo drugs are out of my system.  Unless you count that my feet/toes are still numb!  Handling radiation so far.  Hope everyone is hanging in there!

Enjoy the evening!

Lost: I'm due to start rads on the 20th as well! We'll be side by side, hope your MO agrees....

OY VEY!!! I am speechless! I don't have chemo anymore! Nurse left message on my answering machine last wednesday that thursday's appointment is canceled. It was misunderstanding on my part from my MO I saw last Thursday (Aug 2) that he said the taxol/herceptin treatment I was having last Thursday (Aug 2)was actually LAST one. It was supposed to be 12 weekly treatments, those two treatments I missed due to illness didn't need to be replaced as per my MO! I don't know whether I should be doing happy dance, or be puzzled as to why I didn't need two more to be completed 12 weeks!? I wont know real answer to this until I see MO again next Thursday. DH tells me I should "TRUST" my MO on his decision with my 10 treatments instead of 12. When I see him next week, he is going to discuss to get me appointment to have MUGA scan (Multiple Gated Acquisition scan) because I am having Herceptin every 3 weeks for 1 year. So my MO wanted to make sure my heart is fine before starting me Herceptin, and will have MUGA scan every 3 months throughout my Herceptin treatments.

However, I am also getting Radiation as well! My MO will set me appointment to meet Radiology Oncologist to discuss my radiation treatment, I am guessing I am getting 6 weeks, every day Monday to Friday for 6 straight weeks doing radiation. I will learn more when meeting new RO.

SOOOOOO That means I am already PFC since last Thursday (August 2)!!!???? I didnt get chance to ring the bell cause I didnt know! booooo.. What do you think about all this? 10 Taxol/herceptin instead of 12??

I am going to buy air tickets to go to New York for few days during Sept 8th to see my son and his gf and somewhat family reunion/clam bake day in port washington that I couldnt miss! My MO said I can go before starting radiation so I can take a break from all this, but not sure when I am starting herceptin, knowing I need MUGA scan first before begin herceptin.

Anyone of you who are on herceptin already had MUGA scan? or any other heart check ups?

Looking forward to get my eyelashes and eyebrows back that I am PFC lince ast week, how soon am I expecting to see them growing again?

Hope everyone is doing well in here and little or no SE..

Hugs xoxoxo 

Ladyfighter...I have had 2 Muga's and have a 3rd scheduled for next week.  My second Muga was exactly the same as the baseline Muga...EF 68...so no damage so far!  Yay.  Congrats on being PFC...I'm sure your doc will explain his reasoning for 10 over 12.

oh no....  lanagraves. Your Walmart "angel" pushed my "bitch button" !! 

What is it with some of the 'religious' folks?? My brother and sister-in-law are deeply involved in their non-denominational christian church... and my sister-in-law chooses to thank God for everything good that happens publicly and to such an extreme that she comes off like she bragging and considers herself "God's special girl". She has -- in the past -- told me what God thinks. I had the same reaction as you.... with "Really!!???"  My mother put 'her in her place' when she started hinting around that the BC I had was from my lack of having HER kind of faith. 

People like this are not impressive -- though the Walmart 'angel' and my sister-in-law seem pretty impressed with themselves. Enough for all the rest of us I guess!

To quote another women who dealt with BC this past year:

Everything happens for a reason. Except shit that happens for no particular reason. 

Hey Shera! Lol, and I was going to borrow your "bitch" button! While I do definitely believe in tolerance, I applaud you and your mom for putting your holier-than-thou family members in their place. I'm not an expert in the Bible, but my I have learned we are all equally deserving of God's blessings, and God only wants the best for us no matter which church we go to.



I am, also, becoming less and less tolerant of people who "mean well" but really don't try hard enough to consider other people's feelings. Usually I'll just find an escape from situations like that, but after this whole BC experience, I might end up deciding to push that button.

Good evening ladies!  Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend!  I'm so happy it is football season again!  Chilling out watching my Texans play Carolina (winning right now) I am now ready for that cool football weather to get here.  98 is getting old!

Onvacay: Out of wine is not good!!! I am sooo looking forward to some SEC college football. My office is right off the Ole Miss campus. Everybody around here looks forward to tailgating in the Grove before the home games. People start setting up the day before and it's like a huge all day party. People from all over are always shocked to see the women all decked out in evening wear at a football game, and champagne and caviar flowing at a tailgate party. It's like something you see on one of those movies about the Kentucky Derby or the English polo matches. Interesting to see for sure. Of course, my group is a bit more low key. We wear jeans and tshirts, and hot wings and Michelob flow at our tent.

Onvacay: You're welcome at our tent anytime if you're ever in Oxford!

Kltb: yay for your last chemo tomorrow!!!! Congratulations!!! That's so great. Glad you had a nice holiday...

kltb: Yay for last chemo! It's a great feeling, isn't it? Glad you had a good trip. I love St Louis. There are so many fun things to do there.

Almost done with last taxol! Found out I'm getting a 2 week break so that's nice. Don't have surgery date yet but will let you guys know.

I can't begin to catch up so I will just try to focus on today except to say to lana that the Walmart weirdo was an idiot.   I have yet to have anything say anything like that to me but if they did I am sure I would be flabbergasted in the moment and then think of all kinds of things to say later.

Michelle - glad you are almost done!  and ladyfighter - glad you were done even though you didn't know it!

Ok, my update for today.  There was no bell, no nothing.  It was just like any other chemo.  I think this could be for several reasons.  My center just doesn't make a big deal of it and/or they were just packed/busy.  OR the fact that I will be back as usual in three weeks for Herceptin only.  Oh well, it's done!

Had middle school orientation tonight and have elementary tomorrow - thankfully I shouldn't have my Nuelasta SE til Wednesday and I can rest then!

kltb - well glad that part of your treatment is over - you can do a little dance at home!

Hi everyone

A big congratulations to the March 2012 Chemo Marchers who finished chemo recently.

Step forward  Indigo, KCB, Sissy, KLTB, Kam, TC. TripleM, Ladyfighter. Take a bow!

And good luck to Lana, who will be finishing in September.

I'll be finishing on Friday August 17 - cannot wait.

Thank you to everyone who has posted on this board. It really helped during a challenging time. 

Best wishes

Alice