April 2015 Chemo Crew... Starting in April? Please join us!

Still trying to catch up. Sorry Lynne, for the troubles with your DH.

Andrea, and our other friends north of the border... I hope you had a great Thsnksgiving!

Well my area of moist desquamation in the central axilla seems to be healing. I have more areas towards the front of the axilla that were in the boost area that have the moist peel going on, but they are very uncomfortable but not unbearable like the others... Which I hope means I am turning the corner. The other areas with a dry peel are only a little uncomfortable ... They look much worse than they feel. I am working on range of motion daily. I think it's improving

Susan, your hair looks fabulous!

Addie, that sounds like a great appointment.

Renee, Let us know if it's a good book!

Jen, I hope you start feeling some relief.

I see my MO tomorrow for my first follow up since Taxol 11. I just started Letrozole today. So far, no issues. I think it takes a few months before problems kick in, but I will just assume I will have no issues until proven otherwise!

I posted this in the March group. I will repost it here............. I am going to share a story that's made me pretty sad. It is about a friend/neighbor who finished the same chemo regimen about 2 months before me. She just died a few days ago. Very, very suddenly...was doing yard work, felt ill, laid down and did not wake up. I did not post it in case it was related to treatment. I just spoke to her husband. She had a massive heart attack. Her arteries looked like this had been building for years and years per her husband who just got autopsy results. It had nothing to do with her cancer or treatments that they could see. He mentioned that she had been having symptoms such as extreme exhaustion with very little exertion. She figured it was related to chemo and rads. I am mentioning this because as devastated as I am by her loss, I do not want it to occur to anyone else. I implore you that if you are having symptoms that do not seem right, it may not be related to this cancer crap. Please, please, please get it checked. We've worked too hard to get through this cancer crap to let something like that happen.

Dizz, Ouch! That looks like a sore spot for stitches!

I had my first follow up with MO today post chemo. All of my CBC bloodwork was within normal limits. It's funny looking at the results because they look so high after seeing such low ones for months!!! The other bloodwork which measures liver function and such always takes 24 hours. I am not worried about that though. I asked about thyroid testing in the future once per year since radiation to the neck is associated with increased rates of thyroid cancer. He said we can run those blood tests, and he also will address my concerns about lumps I had previously under my pec muscle (which is where one of my tumors recurred). He addressed everything and we have a plan for everything. He also reffered me to a urologist for the blood in my urine, which tested positive again today. My MO is truly the most caring doctor I have every had for anything in my life. I am lucky he's my doc.