Hey, I'm looking like a chipmunk, thanks to the steroids.
I took two pictures, but the other one points out the lovely dark circles under my eyes. I may look like I have mange, but darnit, no one needs to see my dark circles. :D
Anywho, it's after 1PM, now and I've done the Taxol and I'm on the Carboplatin. Next week, I get a break. My white cell counts are down. And my lungs are having a hard time getting air out. So, we're going to start fresh again with chemo on December 2nd.
I'll guess that next week we're only going to do radiation Monday through Wednesday. I i'll be having a CT with contrast on 11/30.
Oh, Jane watched a kindly soul here fax the leave paperwork to Aetna. And I have the originals, so maybe I'll fax 'em from my house, too. Cover the bases. Ewww. baseball reference. :P
Dr. Fastenberg says we'll probably, if I respond well to it, do the Herceptin for the duration. That means, as long as I'm still alive. I told him about the lady I met last week, who'd been doing it weekly for six years. He said,"well, she has breast cancer, whole other situation." I didn't get a real positive vibe from that very statement. Maybe that was why I cried. But I'm good, now... back to happy. Can't keep this woman down for long!
Love to all!
You don't look like a Chipmunk; you look like Cee Cee:)
ReplyDeleteYou're still my favorite Aunt; Jane was a close second; but you're number one!
Hang in there.
Let me know if you need anything at all.
Love you.
Ben
And you know what's even weirder, Ben? Cee Cee looks like Mom! It's the circle of life. :)
ReplyDeleteI love you, too. I've got time, I'm sure of it. Maybe not years, but I'll take what I have and love every minute of it.
you go girl
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