Wow a month has almost gone by since my last post. There is lots to catch up on! I have since finished round three and four of my chemo regiment and let me say they were not without hiccups along the way. Round three was really tough for me, the nausea was horrible. I felt like I was pregnant all over again with that need to eat all the time yet nothing would satisfy that feeling of needing to almost throw up....yet no baby in the end, bummer...! I also had to go to the ER due to my hands, feet, face, and eyes swelling up. They gave me a CT to rule out a very rare and serious complication with the port and blood clots. The scans came back clear and my oncologist said that it was likely an allergic reaction so he put me on steroids and benedryl and that did the trick. For round four I got on top of the nausea and started taking the nausea meds before I felt sick and yes! No nausea. I though again was rushed to the ER one n...
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Woooohooo!! Chemotherapy is done! Two weeks ago I finally finished off the 6th and final round of chemo. I was very tentative about even doing it knowing how it made me feel and not sure if I was able to stand it mentally. But I did it, I finished, and boy does it feel great! Such a relief. Thank you all for praying. My last two rounds were without allergic reaction and went smoothly. I have been told that chemo is the toughest part of this whole process, we shall see if that is the truth. Wow how the time flies. It has been six months since I found out I had a cancer and it has been four months of chemo. I still can't believe half a year has gone by already. So now that the chemo is done I get a bit of a breather this month and then I have my first surgery scheduled for the 30th of November. I will be going in for a single masectomy and a lymph node dissection and it will be done here in Hawaii. I also alre...
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