Second Chemo Treatment

Yesterday October 28th I had my second Chemo treatment at Spohn Cancer Center. They are following exactly what I had done at MD Anderson. I had the same reaction again to that Docetaxel (Taxotere)I started feeling funny in my face I could feel it barely starting to have that flush feeling. I told the nurse and she immediately stopped it, and they called the Doctor. He had them give me a steroid and Benadryl like last time and had to wait 30 minutes before giving it to me again. I did fine then,so I hope that doesn't happen every time or that is what they will have to do each time.

I will be getting a Meta port before my next Chemo. They put it in front of your shoulder it goes under your skin and that is where they will put all your medication through, so your veins do not get ruined. And I will probably keep it there all year because I will be receiving the Herceptin for a year. It makes it a lot easier for them and me. Otherwise everything went fine, my nurses were absolutely great and so funny.

My mother had taken me to my Chemo appointment and then my sister and wonderful friend Tia Nowitzky who happens to be a OBGYN and has delivered 2 of my grand kids. They came up to relieve my mother she was really tired that day, so they visited with me and brought me lunch with these huge cookies from a place called "Hesters" that we shared with the Nurses and patients, which they loved. One Nurse said "When are you and your friend coming back again so I can diet first next time." Since it was my Birthday the day before Tia had brought me 3 beautiful scarfs for my head, a pretty silver bracelet with Cancer thoughts on it, and 2 really nice books one about "The Year My Mother Was Bald" it is actually for 8-13yrs that helped her to explain to her kids about cancer, very cute.

Then "Nordie's at Noon, the personal stories of four women "too young" for breast cancer. That was very sweet of her!!!! We had a lot of fun visiting, she GAVE me some good advise about not over doing, or maybe she was scolding me.ha! Then my husband came up and brought me that new Suzanne Sommers book on Cancer. So I have lots of reading to do. He took me home later and we went out to eat.

I take Zofran (for nausea) that evening and then for 2 days twice a day and I had no nausea the first time around and so far so good. Then they gave me the steroid Dexamethasone I take the next day for 2 days twice a day.

Some ADVICE I would like to give: Please do not ask cancer patients personal questions, they will tell you what information they want you to know. Be sensitive to what people are going through it is hard enough to deal in their minds everything that is going to happen and some things are just very personal. And please do not tell the stories of Breast Cancer friends or family members who have died from this. Luckily I am a strong person and just let it go over my head but not all people are like that. So Please think before you decide to tell a story, make it a positive one not of someone dying. We have to have hope and be positive, they are doing wonderful things for people now and people are living long normal lives. I know to live a long life and recover you have to be a Positive and happy person and exercise the rest of your life and serve others most of all do not just think of yourself.

I will be going to a support group 1 or 2 times a month. I met a lady downstairs over that and I told her about my website she thought it was great. She fell in love with my attitude and wants me to come to some meetings and help others which in turn they will help me also, so I look forward to going to my first meeting. She also mentioned about helping promoting my website. Oh the "gift of gab" can be such a wonderful thing. ha.

Well my friends as usual I am just so grateful for all of you, I so FEEL your prayers I feel such strength in me I never thought possible of me, I never thought I could ever deal with this cancer the way I am, I totally surprise myself how positive I am, how I have helped people so far. I honestly know for a fact it is all the prayers and fasting that have helped me through this there is no other way, I thank you a million times over I will never forget the Love you have shown for me how much you all care that makes me so strong and want to fight so much harder and I will never give up that's for sure, I know I am going to be fine I feel it inside I feel so good! I Love you all so dearly.

Till Later, Love ya,

Debbie