Starting Chemo December 2021

Had a huge wake-up call last week as to just how damaged my immune system is. I had a small pinhead hole open in my left mastectomy scar and a few hours later,before I could even see my plastic surgeon to get it repaired, I spiked a fever and my whole breast turned bright red and there was goop coming out of the hole.

Spent Tuesday through Friday in the hospital receiving IV antibiotics and having the left expander removed. I’m feeling much better now and hopefully recovery will be quick. I am so ready for all of this to be over so I can try to reclaim some semblance of normalcy.

5 more doses of taxol to go!

Hope everyone is doing well. I started AC at the end of December and promptly lost my hair 2 weeks later. After the 4 AC I had 12 Taxol that finished in mid May. Now 6 weeks later I have solid fuzz all over my head. Finally -- regrowth! I was paying so much attention to the top of my head I forgot to look at my face. Had to get tweezers out to get rid of hair that shouldn't be there! Nose hair is regrowing too -- hope the drips will stop soon. Still don't have to shave my legs but I'm not complaining. Nails are starting to grow again too.

Just had my bilateral mastectomy last week and tomorrow I continue with maintenance chemo (is that what its called?). Kanjiti and Perjeta every 3 weeks. This might change based on the pathology from the surgery but that's not back yet. Only side effect I have is I get so tired from the IV Benadryl, even after they cut the dose in half. I should finally be done (fingers crossed) in Feb 2023. What a long haul!