Luckily, it seems that Sean ended up having some other virus and didn't end up having COVID. He was much improved by Tuesday and we ended up rejoining him on Thursday evening. The bat never made another appearance this week, so it seemed like all of the excitement was done with us. Except it wasn't!... Continue Reading →
Treatment 7 Photo I had to start off by sharing my required "Treatment Day photo." I look so weird to myself. My face looks so different, my eyes are swollen, my hair looks terrible, etc. I just look so foreign to myself, because I look old and I look tired. I'm not fishing for compliments... Continue Reading →
I couldn't pass up the cliche of referencing Bon Jovi! But it's the official halfway point! Only 6 more treatments to go and, so far, I have had 6 gloriously uneventful treatments. That's definitely the best thing I could have hoped for so far and a trend I hope to continue. Sean in the simulator... Continue Reading →
Chilling by the river Another step closer to being done! I didn't get to write this on my day of treatment because I was completely wasted. Not sure if the Benadryl hit me harder or the treatment felt harder. My labs were still good, but my white blood cells, hematocrit and hemoglobin were low. Need... Continue Reading →
Mermaid Maddie at the pool I took a break from riding on Sunday, but road today. Even though I felt okay when I woke up on Sunday, I had done a pretty hard ride on Saturday, so I felt like it would be a good idea to take a break and rest a bit. My... Continue Reading →
How treatment went Look at that hair! I didn't wake up with my hair falling out Today was a great day! I came in, went back to my room, they hooked up my port and drew my blood for labs. My lab results all came back by 9:30 AM, so they ordered my meds and... Continue Reading →
Getting a ride in before the heat of the day I'm successfully into Week 2! Physical feelings Today was a good day. I got another wonderful night sleep (thank you Benadryl!) with a super-low resting heart rate of 47 and rock-bottom stress levels. I woke up and completed a 19-mile ride with Sean on the... Continue Reading →
My corner office It was a rush in the morning to get Maddie to school and then to the coffee shop to get a latte and a scone before leaving for the hospital. I also forgot I had to wet my hair (which ended up maybe not being worth it) and pack my cooler of... Continue Reading →
I have spent some time searching the internet and Facebook groups looking for all of the recommendations for going through chemotherapy. I’m fortunate that I will be receiving the least bad chemo drug, Taxol, along with the HER2-targeted treatment, Herceptin. A week or so ago I had to sit through my chemo consent appointment where... Continue Reading →
Why did I want one? I had decided very early on that I wanted to get a second opinion. When I was initially diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS), everything I read said there were several factors that made diagnosing DCIS tricky. First, there is a possibility for misdiagnosis and people misidentifying DCIS for... Continue Reading →
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