Starting Chemo in February 2019

Congratulations for those who finished chemo!

My mom still have five more taxol/carbo to go. Three out of of her twelve planned chemos were delayed due to fever or low neuts. Can’t wait to finish chemo and move to a new milestone!

Way to go all who have finish!!! My 2nd AC has been postponed 2 weeks to allow WBC to come up. A little disappointed but for the most part, still feeling great!

Shaved what little hair was left on my head...

Kkmay, thank you, so SE so far other than hair loss and the one day of pain after Neulasta. I feel very blessed and thankful for that.

How are things with you? Praying all is well!

Kkmay, I will be praying for you Mom. How does she feel about the mastectomy? I will be having a double mastectomy as well. I will see my surgeon toward the end of next month.

Has her tumor shrunk any with chemo? Mine has shrunk a little. There were days I couldn’t feel it but can feel it now. Mine is about 2 cm but being HER2+ and my second BC, it is highly recommended for the double mastectomy.

I’m nervous and anxious at the same time.

Kkmay I can relate to her concerns and worry. As women our bodies are what we relate with the most. Be strong for her, as you have been through your her journey. She will need you more than ever through the next phase.

My daughter is my caregiver as well. Without her I would not be dealing so well with this journey

Hugs and prayers for you and your mom ❤️❤️

Just popping in to report that I've finished my chemo. Taxol #12 in the books yesterday! I have a couple weeks "off" and expect to start radiation by the end of the month or so. Good luck to everyone still finishing up treatment and with the next steps of your treatment journey.

Yes, there was a bit of debate on whether or not I should do chemo. I had 3 nodes involved and the size was over 2 cm, which I guess while not huge is not considered small either. The Her2 negative and the hormone positives are both "good" markers so initially (until we knew about the lymph nodes) the plan was lumpectomy and radiation, just as your acquaintance is doing. Good luck on the rest of your Taxol Margun!

Congratulations on finishing chemo, notdefined! I just had my lumpectomy surgery last week. While not necessarily a piece of cake, it was far better than chemo. You’ll do great

I’m headed to radiation next. Not looking forward to that.

Paloma1211-congrats on having your surgery! Hope you have a smooth recovery. Hope radiation goes smooth too! It's all the anticipation of what it will be like until the first treatment is completed, but I hear radiation is easier than chemo

I am now on the countdown to my surgery

During radiation I used Miaderm and the area did turn pink, itchy, and tight but not painful. I healed quickly when radiation finished

Thank you, newfromny. I will check out the miaderm.

I was pretty tired out from the surgery for 3-4 days, margun. My mobility has not been particularly limited. My breasts were sore/tender for about 7-10 days. I'm a massage therapist, and the surgeon recommended that I take 2-3 weeks off of work. If I had a less active job (like working at a computer), I think I would've taken 3-4 days off after surgery

It was about 5 weeks between surgery and radiation, I had a double mastectomy, I’m currently not working but don’t think I could have during chemo but could have during radiation. It really wasn’t too bad

Paloma1211 - was it 3 weeks after you received the chemo or 3 weeks after the end of the cycle?

I ask because they switched the dates for my surgery and it isn't clear to me when they start counting - from the last infusion or the end of the cycle.

anyone kniwswhat is the difference between the nipple sparing mastectomy and Goldilocks?

I had my last infusion on June 4 and I never lost all my hair. Since then I’ve noticed growth of the hair that remained but not much regrowth, I still have lots of skin showing! What has your experiences been? It’s been 7 weeks, it’s hot and I don’t feel comfortable going out without something on my head.