Chemotherapy is coming. . .

Our first visit to Lakeland Regional Cancer Center this morning.  Treated so kind by everyone we came in contact with. Right down to the cookie and coffee ladies taking good care of Randy.

Dr Nakka is wonderful. Good exam, great knowledge of what my case was about. Didn't mind questions by us during our discovery time.

Radiation is not an option for me due to the invasive cancer. We will begin chemo 1 month from surgery to give the body time to heal from the surgery itself. We will attend chemotherapy education classes so it won't be quite so scary when the sessions actually start. I will be given a port for injection site to protect my veins. I have bad veins - hard to get any needles to draw blood. They found this out for themselves cause I had to have lab work done today.

My first session of chemo will be 2 meds  (Adriamycin and Cyroxan) working together given 3 weeks apart for 4 sessions. Forgot to mention side effects will be hair loss and weakness/tiredness etc. I am hoping to stay somewhat normal through all of this. Chemo on Thursday and then have all weekend to build my strength up for working Mon-Wednesday. My WW friends/staff have been so great covering for me during this time. I appreciate them so much.

My second session of chemo will be 1 med given Taxotere for 4 weeks. The following day I will go back and receive and injection of Herceptin.

Following all of these sessions I will take Newlasta for a year. WELL that was a lot of information for me to try and remember but I can keep taking one day at a time. Lean on you my family and friends. You are
all such a great help to us. Randy did ask the dr for meds this morning. "What do you have for us husbands?" He us so strong and so gentle. I know I could not do this without his love and support. Please pray for him too he can't take away the hurt for me and he feels so helpless at times.
the Journey continues.