I feel fine. Most days I forget I'm even going through treatment. Unless I do too much or push myself. Then I get tired quickly. I still get 2-3 days of leg and joint pain. It can get pretty rough sometimes, but it isn't constant and it's manageable. I'll take it over nausea as a side effect!!
Every third week's chemo day is a long one because of the extra doctor appt and the extra IVs with the antibodies. I've been lucky enough to have good friends and family members willing to come and keep me company for part of it.
Right now I'm trying to gather information about the upcoming surgery. Most women have surgery within a couple of weeks after their diagnosis. Because my surgery is after chemo, I have the advantage of wrapping my head around what's happening and making the most informed decision for me. And more time to adjust to the shock and reality of it all.
About a week after my last chemo treatment, May 5th, I'll have another MRI. After that, I'll meet with my surgeons. At least I'll understand about the options they give me so that I can decide. Surgery will probably be the beginning of June. About 3 weeks later, daily radiation treatments will starts. Then I'll have an entire year of going up once every three weeks for the antibodies. It looks like regular trips to Huntsman won't be over until July 2016! Then I have 5 years of tamoxifen. I'm not sure how often they'll scan me to make sure it hasn't come back anywhere. I guess I'll find out.
The plan is constantly in my brain and I'm just moving through the actions, trying to keep things as normal at home as I can. I'm really ok though. I feel a little bad for turning down all the help that is offered. But I'll need it again when it's surgery time I'm sure.
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