This weeks Taxol went event less, so that is good. We had a little scare in the morning. I had had a pinkish eye for the last two days, so I decided to call the cancer center and ask them if the oncologist wanted to see me or if I should go to my PCP. And their response was to go to the PCP and then let them know of the situation, because they were going to decide if I was going to get chemo that day based on what the doctor said. I had not thought that they would postpone a chemo treatment due to a pink eye.. and mine was not even a real bad one.
So I went to the PCP and she thought it could be either viral or allergic conjunctivitis, and told me to take Clearatin for the next week.. no reason not to take chemo. Yaaay!
Blood withdrawal went with no problems, the blood values were fine, I even took a nap during the infusion. The nurses didn't want to wake me up so they asked Dan to wake me up...
Today, being Saturday, is of course my down day. Neuropathy is back, my nails are bothering me more and more - they are still attached to my fingers but tasks like taking off my watch or opening a ketchup bottle makes me appreciate how much we actually use our finger nails. Who knows maybe I will get to keep my nails since I have only one more Taxol to go.. They hurt, they hurt as if you closed the drawer on them, they also changed color. Oooh, listen to me, complain complain complain.. This is really nothing, we'll see what kind of side effects we'll observe with FEC. I finally had the guts to read all the info sheets they gave about those. One of the drugs is toxic to your heart, so they monitor your heart function to make sure that you won't lose more than acceptable. As I understand it the nausea and fatigue will be real issues, but everybody experiences these differently, so I will wait and see rather than worrying about it now.
My mom is back, yaaay! She came last night, the girls were very excited to see their anneanne (grandma).
OK, it is time to rest.. I hope everyone is having a great weekend, and will have an awesome Father's day tomorrow..
Smile, life is good.
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