Chemo, again...

Ok, so I made it out of the hospital alive and kicking...Went to see my wonderful oncologist who I spoke to the Friday after I was released from the hospital and who let me go in to see her on Monday instead of waiting for my usual Thursday appointment. I'll tell you, she is so confident in us being able to squeeze a few more months and hopefully years out of me...I don't know what I'd do without her or her staff at Four Winds Hemotology & Oncology.

So, I go in to see her and she suggests that we hit this hard and do chemo. Abraxane. I agree. I don't give a shit about the hair loss, it'll grow back. My first treatment started the following Thursday, no sense in waiting right? Day one after treatment my stomach feels a little "tight", not nauseated but not wanting to really eat just in case. Day two, feeling a little tired but still able to do things. Day three, Saturday afternoon I'm starting to get the chemo aches, fatigue and all around feeling like crap. This rides through to Monday afternoon/evening. today and I feel great. Tomorrow I go in for blood draw and go back for chemo again on Thursday. I am on a 3 week on 1 week off schedule for two rounds then a scan to see if it's working.

Now, my "new" treatment consists of Zometa IV and Faslodex shots once a month and Lupron once every three months. I can deal with that if it allows me to live a while longer.

I do have a ball to attend in November. A non-profit organization that helps me out, Singleton Moms, holds a "Giving Hands" ball annually and I've been lucky enough (lol if possible) to be invited each year since 2009. They've provided so much support to my family and other single moms with cancer financially, emotionally and with other aspects of this disease, I don't know how to thank them.