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Jane:

I still have gobs of my old red hair from when it was coming out during chemo treatments. I don’t know why I saved it but I may give a lock of it to my hairdresser to better match what color I want her to dye my hair. My doctor had given me the OK recently to dye my hair again - it had grown in greyish white and I didn’t care for that color. So I had it colored red recently but it came out a little too light.

I am so happy your tumor was shrunk from the chemo and that your blood work is coming back ok, except for the platelets.

I was on Neulasta from Jan to May of this year. I had a shot of it every three weeks after my 3 chemo drugs and I did ok with it. There is some discomfort but don’t let it scare you.

You are in a fight against cancer and any pain or discomfort is worth it to knock out that opponent. You can do it - you have a great attitude!

I found that everyone’s reaction to different drugs or treatments varies and yours may be less of a bad reaction to a Neulasta shot for instance than the person sitting next to you in the chemo room. Before I started my radiation, one lady told me I would get blackened burns from the radiation because she did. I only got an uncomfortable area under the arm due to the radiation but I did fine otherwise.

Sometimes I think I reinforced my own positive attitude in defiance of those who said I would be sicker than I was. I showed ‘em!’

I am headed to the ocean tomorrow for vacation to thank God for my recovery amidst some of the beauty he has created.

Take care.

Bunches