October, 5th, 2008 (19)

Hi everyone,
I was having some pretty nice bone pain this past week ( from the Taxol, Chemo)... so I have been taking it easy on the couch a lot of the time...:)
I am much better today and am even going to grill out steaks. I do not eat a lot of red meat.. but my iron is low so my Dr. said to add some in to raise my iron level... we'll see tomorrow if I did or not... My 5th Taxol/Herceptin treatment is tomorrow at 10. :).... 7 more to go after that... I hope the tumor is even smaller... BAM... gone! :)
Thanks to everyone who is offering to bring meals out! I think we are fine now. Maybe in Jan. when I have surgery... that might be a great time for little meals I can freeze.. I have only had one surgery in my life and it was a really hard recovery... Took two weeks before I felt ok to do stuff... so we will see.
So far with this treatment all I have noticed , as far as side effects, is:

Tolerable Bone Pain
Fingernails starting to thin and ridge ( have NOT fallen off)
Mouth sores ( they only last for two days)
Eyebrows and lashes thinning
DRY DRY skin
Heals peeling.

I think that is it. All of these are mild and do not last too many days. All of these are normal side effect of Taxol.
I do NOT have the neuropothy yet.. PRAY TO GOD I do not get that... that is the only one that can effect my job AT THE SALON!... That I would be mad about...LOL
Well... just updating while I was thinking of all of you. As I will be on that darn steroid HIGH for Monday and Tuesday.. I will post more those days!
Thank you for the continued cards, prayers,flowers and calls! You are all very dear to me!
Gods Love,
Laura