And now for an update. Quint and I met with oncologist today.
Next Friday is day for first cycle of chemo scheduled. I will take two different chemicals: Taxotere and Cytoxan. I read about them today before going to my appointment. They are mean. Vile. Not user friendly for patients. On the day before the chemo appointment, I have to take two tablets of Dexamethasone and also two on the day of chemo. The Dexa.... is supposed to reduce side effects of the Cytoxan. That will be the first of four.
One thing at a time. The Oncogene Dx came back on the re-test and showed a very, very slight positive showing of estrogen. So I’ll also do an estrogen suppressant for five years. That, added to the radiation which will start after the chemo is done, will make the odds of recurrence about next to nothing.
Those are good odds. Maybe I should buy a lottery ticket. ha ha
Quint got the streaming device hooked up this afternoon so we can watch Netflix movies and programs on our television. We enjoy watching History channel documentaries, BBC mysteries, and other PBS documentaries. That will be for those days when I feel really blah. About four days, I’m told.
Wow, sounds like you a got a ticket for the same bus I’ll be on!
Taxotere is the stuff I’ll be getting for the last 3 rounds, a very intensive concoction. And I’ll be on the 5 yr. plan with the Taxol after radiation, too.
The dexamethasone is some funny stuff, girl, on one hand it’s liable to wire you to the gills, and yet, make you eat like a horse. My onc. nurse told me I could actually GAIN weight during cancer treatment!! (so much for bikini season, *sigh* lol) My appetite hasn’t really decreased at all so far.
The one good thing is that it will tamp down the pukey feeling real well. But you will crash after you stop taking it and that’s when the flu-y symptoms begin and just laying in bed sounds like a good idea. You will be doing A LOT of TV watching on those days. : ) I tried reading in bed, and maybe it’s the chemo, but I can’t seem to focus like I used to. And I used to love to read! Your Netflix subscription will be getting a workout during chemo. (ours is!)
Next friday?? Did you get a port? Or will you be real soon?