The procedure Brought my charms with me to get me through this final step! The day finally arrived! My port has been removed! Not sure what a port is? No problem - here's a link from Memorial Sloan Kettering if you want to know more. The most important thing is that mine is now out... Continue Reading →
Last week was both the anniversary of when I started my chemotherapy and Trastuzumab (AKA Herceptin or Kanjinti) and it was my final Trastuzumab maintenance infusion. There were a lot of emotions last week. In addition to the fact that I had a super busy week at work where I MC'ed an event of 200+... Continue Reading →
Today I had my first check-up with my breast surgeon since I finished up all of my surgeries and treatment last year. It was not a terribly exciting visit, but that is fine by me! My last check-up with my surgeon's office was with the Nurse Practitioner and that one was really fast! The first... Continue Reading →
Anyone who has an illness that revolves around getting any type of scan knows the terminology "scanxiety." Personally, I sort of, kind of, find the term to be a bit annoying. Maybe it's annoying because the pun bothers me. Maybe it annoys me because I begrudgingly admit it's true, too. When I first received my... Continue Reading →
The only thing that was really noteworthy was that my 12th radiation treatment fell on the same day as my Herceptin infusion. That made things a bit tricky. I arrived at the hospital close to 8:30 AM and got all hooked up. I had nurse Jeny, who is super nice! She was quick and efficient... Continue Reading →
Well I've officially made it halfway through my treatment! My skin is still doing really well and I don't have any major issues. I still get some tenderness, but it's nothing too horrible. I met with my doctor today and he said that I'm actually doing better than expected. He wouldn't necessarily expect that my... Continue Reading →
Friday was two-ish weeks of radiation and my 9th treatment. Unfortunately, I did not see that other lady again. Luckily for her, she must have had her radiation at her normal time earlier in the day and everything went much more “to plan” than the day I encountered her. Everyone must have been on their... Continue Reading →
Infusion day pic! Very faint eyebrows! Today was my second of thirteen "maintenance" infusions of Herceptin. It was a pretty different experience from my first maintenance dose surprisingly. When I had my first maintenance dose on October 5th, I was only one week out from my chemotherapy. My labs were typical for the week after... Continue Reading →
Progress Update My stats just seem to be getting better! I'm really happy and relieved that my sleep is returning to its normal awesomeness. I'm still feeling pretty tired at the end of the day, but that could be normal since I feel like I've been really busy. I haven't had very much time to... Continue Reading →
Me at week 13! I can't wait until I can do my hair! It's been over 2.5 weeks since my last chemo treatment and I'm actually starting to feel that. This past Wednesday I had my first Herceptin-only infusion. Since I have never only received Herceptin I wasn't quite sure how that was going to... Continue Reading →
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