I was told by the surgeon that it was so important that I start chemo within three months after the surgery. If I were to start in the middle of September, that would be nearing the four month mark which to me did not sit well. I have this feeling that it would be too late.
My Dr. was quite impressed with how I am healing. He was actually quite surprised. (From the c section). His opinion was to go ahead and start asap.
I called the oncologist, filled her in. She did her research and agreed with my family Dr. and well, I get to start tomorrow.
I had my blood work done yesterday. I am a little nervous about the results as I know I had a low Rb count. It has been low since my mastectomy and I can imagine the c section did not help matters either. I should have been doing my part to make sure I could boost it up but my diet is really bad. I can go a long time with out eating or feeling hungry. I can actually forget to eat for a day. Sounds odd but that's the way I am. (Someone called me fat when I was younger, so I became a little anorexic and since then I had trained my body to go with out food for long periods of time)
I feel that I am well on the way to chemo. I took my first dose of dexamethasone a few hours ago.
I have no idea what to expect out of the whole event even though I had been to chemo counseling and looked up the drugs that I will be given (cyclophosphomide and dosetaxel)
The cyclophosphomide is a carcinogen. That scares me. Then again, so is radiation and I have had that in the past for my first cancer and with tonz of x rays etc. and nothing has come of it from all of that. (The breast cancer may have but it does not seem that it is that likely)
I just have to pray that the cancer fighting drug does not cause another form.
Unfortunately it looks like one alkylating drug has to be thrown into the chemo slurry and the cyclophosphomide is the lesser of the evils. It also has less chance of causing infertility which is great since I can't wait to have another baby.
The dosetaxel seems pretty harmless. It has been around for 15 years and there are no known reports of any dosetaxel induced cancers which is good.
So, I may loose my hair. I may not. I am totally prepared for that. It will be sad and I mourn its loss already. However, my hair grows fast so, I can see that I will be sprouting new little hair buds within 3 to 4 months after the last round of chemo.
Hopefully my fingernails wont curl up.
I could have the advantage of having the hcg and higher hormonal levels still in my body from the pregnancy. I was told that could help with things including me being less nauseated. Hopefully.
I am a little worried since I am not 100% heeled from the c section. It will take me longer to heel than other people from the first dose of the chemo. I just have to make sure I don't over do it which apparently I have been doing.
I will post again tomorrow after my first experience with the chemo.
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