Checking In

I’m sorry I haven’t written for a couple weeks. Time has been flying by as I had hoped it would having chemo very week.

Chemo days are still very much the same, I go in have my blood work done, meet with Dr. Ellis and have my infusion. The time is about the same as it had been rather than the nearly five hours it took for my first infusion of Taxol/Herceptin. The infusion is usually about three and a half hours now, not so bad. I didn’t have an allergic reaction to the Taxol at all so Dr. Ellis reduced the steroids I have to take prior to going in for treatment…YEA!!!! I’m so thrilled, because I hate the way they make me feel and any reduction in the amount helps as far as I’m concerned.

The new drugs are so much easier than the last. I still have some side effects, water tastes terrible for a couple/few days after treatment. Food still tastes weird too, most things are just tasteless. I’ve been eating a lot of spicy foods so I can taste something. I still get pretty tired a couple days after treatments, but I'm not sleeping well, it's is my only big complaint. Everyone I’ve talked to who’s been through this has had the same complaint, they can't sleep. I think it’s a combination of the steroids and the huge change in hormones, either way it's hard not to have a good night's sleep.

My hair is growing back!!! It’s so soft and about a half inch long (in some places). My mom said its lots of different colors, I might look like a Calico when it comes in! I’m just looking for the red to come back. I'm going to attach a picture, although I'm not sure you can really tell how much is there, I think you can get the idea.

Hope all is well with everyone!