My appointment today went really well. My blood counts were all good - even better than the pre-treatment on white blood cells. That's due to the shots I get the Sundays after a treatment. Whatever it is, it's working to help me stay strong. (I personally think that yoga helped this week as I did a class last Saturday.)
Dr. Schauer (the medical oncologist) was happy with my levels and then.... when he checked the lump... he said "It was softening last time and it's harder for me to find now". I agreed that I thought it was smaller than last time. And he said "This is exactly what we want to have happen" which I loved hearing. EXACTLY. That sounds a lot better than the worst-case-scenario talk we got at the onset of all this. He said that I was doing FANTASTIC.
Since I go every 2 weeks it's considered dose-dense meaning I get about s much as they think a human can tolerate. And I'm up and about - out with the kids, doing a yoga class, taking walks... I'm feeling pretty good and the biggest side effect is the hair loss.
Jacqueline made me some stickers that said "love" and had flowers drawn on them. I took those to the chemo treatment and had the nurse put those stickers on all the IV med bags. She even put some on the 2 tubes of the adriamycin red stuff that they push into the IV. I had read about children with cancer having "good words" on their meds and those children did better with their treatments. And a friend of mine has been touting the power of words. Donna, my nurse, was more than happy to accommodate that wish. I think she thought it was really sweet. My Mom wrote 2 as well. And so they were on the meds and I had LOVE drips on my IV stand. It was pretty cool actually.
All of your support, prayers, thoughts and well wishes are keeping me positive. When I see your comments to the blog it makes me smile. I feel very lucky to be loved by my family & friends. It paid off - all those years of surrounding myself with the best people.
I feel good. And I only have ONE MORE of these treatments. Then I see the surgeon again and if we stay on our initial plan, I'll be going on for 4 chemo treatments of taxol. I'm getting through this.
I'm doing FANTASTIC!
3 comments:
jenn --
are you dancing to james brown:
Whoa-oa-oa!
I feel good, I KNEW that I would,
now I feel good,
I KNEW that I would, now
So good, so good, I got you ...?'
You can easily imagine my response to the loving and vivid image you have painted with nothing more than mere vowels and consonants strung together fiber optically to visually bring all of us into the procedure with the IV's.
Thank you for sharing the joyous news and hopefully, your happy feet!
Smoooooooooches,
Cherie
Jenn, I remember you wearing doo rags in high school. Who knew they would become so popular again! :) You look wonderful.
My heart soars every time we talk and when I read your news. We all love you!
Love, Heide
Jenn-
3 down, 1 to go and you are STRONG! I'm about as proud of you now as I am when someone tells me I have "lovely children!" (They must have missed the "fresh" words shooting out of someone little person about 10 seconds prior to their comment!!?! Heh Heh. Whew.)
I think shaving your head was brillant! It was you taking control of the situation and empowering yourself--yet one more time! I'm going to get you a cape. You ARE superwoman.
Hugs and kisses and lots of love.
Laurie
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