I haven't been posting as much due to the fact that things are pretty calm around here!
I have been feeling very good - anxious to get started on the next phase of treatment. I will start the Taxol on April 9 and take that for 12 weeks. Then after that I will have radiation and take a years worth of Herceptin.
For now - I am just trying to keep my head above water with work, grad school, family responsibilities and restoring my health. I started a yoga class last evening and was surprised at how much I could do! I am trying to talk my hair into growing again and the warm weather predicted this week should give me a good idea of how hot a wig can be! So far - it hasn't been a big deal - they have actually been keeping my head warm.
I appreciate your continued support and help - life is wonderful and it has been a true blessing for me to see how many people care about me and my family.
Enjoy the Easter Weekend!
xxoo
~K
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
Hail, Hail, the chemo's here...
White counts were good yesterday (still a wee bit low from where I started) but, Dr. Singh said everything looks great! So - It is CHEMO DAY!
No white cell booster...and he wants me to start the Taxol in 3 weeks to give me a little break (so nice of him)! I felt my treatment plan was behind schedule and he said - not to worry - a week or two here or there would not be a problem. Again, he said I will feel great on the Taxol and that I will know how I react to the drug after the second week.
I will post this weekend if I am feeling up to it.
Yesterday was such a glorious day - Jack, Ava, mother in-law Betty and I went for a walk (kids were riding bikes) and then stopped in the park.
I feel the positive energy of the spring and all of the well wishes sent by all of you!
~K
No white cell booster...and he wants me to start the Taxol in 3 weeks to give me a little break (so nice of him)! I felt my treatment plan was behind schedule and he said - not to worry - a week or two here or there would not be a problem. Again, he said I will feel great on the Taxol and that I will know how I react to the drug after the second week.
I will post this weekend if I am feeling up to it.
Yesterday was such a glorious day - Jack, Ava, mother in-law Betty and I went for a walk (kids were riding bikes) and then stopped in the park.
I feel the positive energy of the spring and all of the well wishes sent by all of you!
~K
Friday, March 12, 2010
Hold the curtain...
My white cell count was too low today to have chemo.
I was very bummed out by this news...actually shocked - because I thought I was feeling okay. By okay I mean...alright...after all, I am getting chemo treatments - how good am I supposed to be feeling?
Apparently, most people get very run down at this point. That - on top of my sinus infection and the fact that I opted not to have the big bad white cell booster has lead to this.
So - until next week my friends.
~K
I was very bummed out by this news...actually shocked - because I thought I was feeling okay. By okay I mean...alright...after all, I am getting chemo treatments - how good am I supposed to be feeling?
Apparently, most people get very run down at this point. That - on top of my sinus infection and the fact that I opted not to have the big bad white cell booster has lead to this.
So - until next week my friends.
~K
Thursday, March 11, 2010
One last weekend!
Tomorrow is the last day I will receive the big bad chemo drugs!
I am hoping to not have the white cell booster - but we will see what Dr. Singh says.
On March 26 I will start 12 weeks of another chemo drug - Taxol. I am told I will feel so much better on this drug. To tell you the truth I have done fairly well in between the chemo weekends - so I am really hoping to see my energy level soar. After the 12 weeks I will have radiation (8 weeks if I remember correctly).
Thank you all for your support through my journey. I am looking forward to the spring season renewal & we get to spring forward this weekend to help me hop into my healthy future!
You will hear from me again on the other side of this weekend!
~K
I am hoping to not have the white cell booster - but we will see what Dr. Singh says.
On March 26 I will start 12 weeks of another chemo drug - Taxol. I am told I will feel so much better on this drug. To tell you the truth I have done fairly well in between the chemo weekends - so I am really hoping to see my energy level soar. After the 12 weeks I will have radiation (8 weeks if I remember correctly).
Thank you all for your support through my journey. I am looking forward to the spring season renewal & we get to spring forward this weekend to help me hop into my healthy future!
You will hear from me again on the other side of this weekend!
~K
Friday, March 5, 2010
YES!
I DO NOT HAVE THE BREAST CANCER GENE!
I do have a sinus infection...but, I am on antibiotics for that.
No more surgery - and my sweet little Ava doesn't have to worry about the possibility of having the gene.
I do have a sinus infection...but, I am on antibiotics for that.
No more surgery - and my sweet little Ava doesn't have to worry about the possibility of having the gene.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Chemo is not for whimps!
Seriously people...
I would take LOTS of things over chemo...delivering Jack & Ava for example...piece of cake, tearing ligaments in my knee during a basketball game...let's do it again!
While you are in it - you just want it to be done with.
I only did one booster shoot this weekend (Dr. Singh said I should have 10 of the shorter acting ones...you read it correctly 10!) After Travis shot me up on Sunday - I said...no more. So, please dear friends of mine - put all your positive energy into my immune system - that I keep those white cells up. I go back in on Friday to see Dr. Singh and have my blood checked. I just need to make it through the next two weeks avoiding all those germs that people are sneezing and coughing in my direction!
Then I need to summon up my Warrior Spirit and do this one more weekend.
People -
Let's find a cure for cancer!
Love to you all -
thanks for the cards, food, prayers and Warrior chants you are doing for me!
~K
I would take LOTS of things over chemo...delivering Jack & Ava for example...piece of cake, tearing ligaments in my knee during a basketball game...let's do it again!
While you are in it - you just want it to be done with.
I only did one booster shoot this weekend (Dr. Singh said I should have 10 of the shorter acting ones...you read it correctly 10!) After Travis shot me up on Sunday - I said...no more. So, please dear friends of mine - put all your positive energy into my immune system - that I keep those white cells up. I go back in on Friday to see Dr. Singh and have my blood checked. I just need to make it through the next two weeks avoiding all those germs that people are sneezing and coughing in my direction!
Then I need to summon up my Warrior Spirit and do this one more weekend.
People -
Let's find a cure for cancer!
Love to you all -
thanks for the cards, food, prayers and Warrior chants you are doing for me!
~K
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