Another Chapter Closes.......

Hello everybody. It's Monday afternoon, and I'm here at my townhouse to get some computer work done. I have to renew my CPR and my nurse's license online today. I'm determined to get it done. I've attempted several times to do it while I was here and always got distracted. (Facebook has an addictive attraction for me....) But, it's due by the end of the month, and I have no other choice but to do it. Before I delve into that though, I wanted to post an entry and tell you the latest........

I had my final chemotherapy treatment on August the 13th, which was ten days ago. My labs were fine. A few things had dropped some, and a few had gone up some. No big deal. Everything went fine, and I started to feel the effects by Saturday evening. As usual, it put me flat of my back for several days, and I started feeling better Wednesday. This treatment held a little bit of a twist for me though. I started having gi upset and diarrhea about bedtime on Wednesday night and ended up calling out sick Thursday. It continued throughout the day, and I was even up some during the night Thursday night. By Friday, I was able to go to work, and I've been improving a little each day since.

I went and got my last super duper immune system booster shot that following Monday, the 16th. I was supposed to meet with my radiologist that day as well, but when I got there, there had been some kind of mixup and she was out of town. That appointment has been rescheduled for this Friday at 1100. By that afternoon, I'm hoping to have my schedule for the next several weeks. Then I'll meet with my oncologist on the 3rd when I go to get my Herceptin; at that time, she'll write the orders for repeating my scans. So that's the lastest. When I was at the radiologist office on the 16th, they offered to let me see another radiologist, but Mama and I were feeling so bad that day, we just agreed to reschedule. I was extremely weak, and all I wanted to do was get home.

So that's it. Nothing new to tell yet. I'm feeling pretty good today, and I'm looking forward to the chemo getting out of my system. Another week and I'm expecting to see my hair beginning to grow. I'm excited about that, of course, but it's my eyebrows I miss the most. I've been really bummed about my paleness, the darkness around my eyes, the loss of my eyebrows and eyelashes. I'm looking forward to feeling more confident in my appearance.

I'm also looking forward to getting my strength and stamina back. I missed the appointment at ViQuest on the 17th. I was much too weak to go, but I called and had them mail me the paperwork. I hope my doctor clears me to participate. One of the most common side effects of the radiation will be fatigue, so I'm not too sure if she's going to want me to start that program right now.

That's all for now. I need to start on my CPR. Thank you for tuning in. I will post another update maybe Friday after meeting with my radiologist, Dr. Ballenger.

Have a good week,
Cindy