January 2016 Chemo!

Wishing everyone well as you move onto your next phase of treatment. Hugs.

I'm done with chemo too! Yippie... I had some dumb idea I would suddenly feel all better but of course not. I had some yucky SE from TC and neulasta. I have to give myself time to recover from all that. But think I will try a glass of wine tonight. Cathytoo I'll pretend we are toasting. I am BRCA1 so I have desided to skip radiation and jump to double mastectomy with direct implants. I am planning to wait until Aug for the surgery. So time for me to get healthier and search the boards for sisters who had direct implants. I have not posted much but I have been reading all the great comments and suggestions. Thank you ladies ...You have been a great source of information and inspiration.

Big congrats to all of you finishing up!!! It must be a huge relief!!

I still have a ways to go, #5 of 12 Taxol/Carbo is tomorrow. This weekly stuff is kicking my butt, the worst are my Carbo weeks (every 3). Feeling a little better tonight, just in time for more tomorrow.

I will raise my glass of imaginary good stuff and toast with you guys

JEN.....so glad you are having something festive like champagne to mark the end of this piece. I love the idea and will be doing the same soon! Good luck tomorrow!

IVEGOTTHIS.....you, Cathytoo and I are all tracking similar on time line and "imbibing"..love it!!!

Jen, what is your next step?

LoveMyVizsla--My doc told me to get the L-Glutamine powder so I ordered on Amazon and put it in Cranberry juice as he wants me to take different doses right after Taxol. Are you on pills?

lovemyvisla - I was putting it in a big glass of water, but my friend suggested a smaller volume, which works way better - i put 10-15g in 60 mLs and down it, then add a little more to swish out the remainder.

I have not been diligent with the glutamine as I didn't have much in the way of neuropathy until this last one - but now I am feeling it more - so I will be more motivated to swallow it down. Also on B6.

lifealoft, I have #5 of 12 taxol treatments this week too...I was wondering if there was anybody else left that still had a little ways to go before finishing up chemo like the rest of the wonderful ladies here. I am so excited for those of you that have finished up and are moving on to the next phase. Rads kind of make me nervous, but I wont be finished and moved on to those until middle of June

I will finish on April 27 too! But I'm trying not to be too excited on that date, because I'll still have the side effects to get through. And goodness, do I wish I could celebrate with some wine! But I had a very small glass last week (during my "good" days), and it gave me the WORST reflux I've had yet. So unfair. I'm going to have to wait a little while before celebrating with a drink.

congratulations Jill and all the ladies finishing up chemo! I will we joining you in about 2 weeks. Jill, I'm nervous too for rads. They plan to start right away a since I have done so well on chemo either the 3rd or 4th week in May 😁😁😁

Jen, sounds like a good plan. I will be happy for you when this is behind you. I will be happy for all of us. Have a great day ladies

Congrats to all of you who've finished chemo!

Valstim, I'm with you on the surgery train. Finish chemo May 12 and then surgery in June. They're telling me they won't know if I need rads until the final pathology report.

Do any of you on neoadjuvant chemo have scans coming up? I'm booked for a breast MRI and full body PET/CT next week. I'm nervous -- this will be the first indication of whether the chemo was effective. The doctors know me as "that lady with the weird cancer that's everywhere but can't be felt", so they can't tell if it's shrunk with a clinical exam.

Maya, I'm on #4 of 6 neoadjuvant TCHP and I'm going for an MRI last week of this month. I meet with SO in early May to determine what kind of surgery and rads in June. I have a weird invasive form too... No lumps, just thickened breast tissue but 2 weeks ago, my SO said she could tell its thinning. Very happy for any good news.

Myraknits, yes it's good to have a bit of good news. I am somewhat hopeful because I had cancer in the nipple and that's cleared up. Saw BS couple of days ago. Because I have lots of small lumps and flakes of cancer everywhere mastectomy is the only option for me (as well as lymph nodes) and their recommendation is to do both sides. I had already made up my mind to do that anyway. I wasn't happy to hear I might not be able to have immediate reconstruction because I might need rads. That means it could take a whole year from now until I can put this behind me. Was really hoping to be done with all this by the end of 2016 (except for Herceptin which continues till March).

I'm a late comer to the January party. I also have my #5 of 12 Taxol tomorrow. Carbo was last week, thankfully, as it kicks my ass hard every time. Will be here until June, then get to have those tasty beverages

Just hoping the counts stay up and no more delays, but not going to be surprised if it happens again. Carbo weeks are that hard on me.

Hooray! Last one today!!! Feet are kind of fiery - weird - and I ran out of glutamine so will be hitting the store tomorrow:)

Good luck to all of you ladies on all the different regimes. next stop BMX and recon! Can't wait as margins were tight - clear, but with less cm than they wanted.