A Consultant's take on Fighting Breast Cancer
Since last we left: Medical Oncology: After finishing chemo, it was quiet on the MO front. I finished my Zarxio injections and have felt good My hair has been ” thinning” quite a bit but I got 2 new wigs, so we’re all good Surgical Oncology: I had an appointment with my new surgical oncologist (who is both a plastic Read More …
Ok I just got word that the CT scan I took yesterday was clear. “No visible signs of cancer.” They scanned my chest and abdomen. This means I’m cleared for surgery which is scheduled for Thursday, 9/19 with Emory. I’m now in a 3 week period of recovery from chemo. I have one more Zarxio shot tomorrow and then I’m Read More …
Ok after much anticipation – round 2 done! Today went ok, though slow – I’m sure that’s because I was trying to move quick to head to the lake with the girls! I passed my tests and confirmed they can’t draw the blood when they do the IV, they have to stick twice. Apparently, when they used to do blood Read More …
I made it through my first week of my new treatment plan. Overall it wasn’t too bad, but I did have a fever/flu like symptoms on Wednesday. Drs said this is common with the first round of GemCARBO so fingers crossed it was isolated. I also got my appointment scheduled with the Cleveland Cancer Clinic. I fly to Cleveland on Read More …