Guest guest Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 congratulations Barb on getting thru chemo! The red blood cells take a while to build up - I know a month after my last chemo I had one more shot. The white blood cell count goes up quicker, plus after chemo they're not as worried about infections, so they no longer gave me that shot. enjoy your weekend with your friends. I think that's the best medicine for us all :-) - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 congratulations Barb on getting thru chemo! The red blood cells take a while to build up - I know a month after my last chemo I had one more shot. The white blood cell count goes up quicker, plus after chemo they're not as worried about infections, so they no longer gave me that shot. enjoy your weekend with your friends. I think that's the best medicine for us all :-) - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 congratulations Barb on getting thru chemo! The red blood cells take a while to build up - I know a month after my last chemo I had one more shot. The white blood cell count goes up quicker, plus after chemo they're not as worried about infections, so they no longer gave me that shot. enjoy your weekend with your friends. I think that's the best medicine for us all :-) - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 Thanks, . I'm excited and apprehensive... but I know that is normal. Will just not try to dwell on it and get on with living. Barb Re: Graduation Day!!! congratulations Barb on getting thru chemo! The red blood cells take a while to build up - I know a month after my last chemo I had one more shot. The white blood cell count goes up quicker, plus after chemo they're not as worried about infections, so they no longer gave me that shot. enjoy your weekend with your friends. I think that's the best medicine for us all :-) - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 Thanks, . I'm excited and apprehensive... but I know that is normal. Will just not try to dwell on it and get on with living. Barb Re: Graduation Day!!! congratulations Barb on getting thru chemo! The red blood cells take a while to build up - I know a month after my last chemo I had one more shot. The white blood cell count goes up quicker, plus after chemo they're not as worried about infections, so they no longer gave me that shot. enjoy your weekend with your friends. I think that's the best medicine for us all :-) - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 Thanks, . I'm excited and apprehensive... but I know that is normal. Will just not try to dwell on it and get on with living. Barb Re: Graduation Day!!! congratulations Barb on getting thru chemo! The red blood cells take a while to build up - I know a month after my last chemo I had one more shot. The white blood cell count goes up quicker, plus after chemo they're not as worried about infections, so they no longer gave me that shot. enjoy your weekend with your friends. I think that's the best medicine for us all :-) - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 Barb, Congratulations on graduating! Will continue to keep you in my prayers. Hugs nne Breast Cancer Patients Soul Mates for Life http://www.geocities.com/chucky5741/breastcancerpatients.html BreastCancerStories.com http://www.breastcancerstories.com/content/view/433/161/ Angel Feather Loomer www.angelfeatherloomer.blogspot.com Check out my other ornaments at www.geocities.com/chucky5741/bcornament.html Lots of info and gifts at: www.cancerclub.com Graduation Day!!! Dear Friends and Family; Yesterday was graduation day... I had my last chemo. I even got a graduation certificate with signatures of all the infusion nurses. Had my favorite nurse for my last treatment and everything went great! Blood test still showed low white count and red count so I needed both the shots, one yesterday and another this afternoon. Don't really like the one for the red count as it stings quite a bit, but if it helps the anemia, its a good thing. Everything else in the blood test was fine. Saw the oncologist and he was very congratulatory of my last treatment. Says I have been on a very difficult road, treatment wise, with many side effects. I told him I felt blessed that although there were side effects with each different chemo, I still felt that I did not have the day to day issues that many patients have... a couple ER visits, a hospital stay, stomach issues, but not the day to day nausea (thanks to the nausea meds) and any other side effects were handled pretty quickly by his staff with whatever meds were given. Onc dictated a letter to my surgeon updating my condition and stage. From what I read last night, due to what they found in the mastectomy, I am now a Stage 3c, but with treatment, no evidence of any disease at this time. The onc also asked for an appt to get my port removed (which is scheduled for Sept 6.) I do not go back to the onc for 3 months, but he is open for any questions I might have at any time or if any thing out of the ordinary pops up, I am to call him. He renewed sme meds, did an exam (seems my blood pressure was up -- white coat syndrome, very normal for me -- and asked about my racing heart, I figured it was just from the stress of another treatment) set me up with the protocol nurse for a possible study on peripheral neuropathy (I didn't qualify as I had the Taxotere chemo and not the Taxol chemo) and I was on my way to chemo. I have to go in every 3 weeks for a blood test and the shot for the red blood cell count until it reaches 13 (its at 11.2). I would imagine if my white count is low, they will give me that shot as well, but they have not said anything about it. Today, I am feeling well. Could not sleep well last night, but again probably due to the steroids. That will last a few days. Again thank you for your calls, cards, and prayers. We hope and pray for complete healing now with no recurrence. It's in God's hands and I'll try to leave it there. As always, we all just need to know our bodies and know when something doesn't feel right and go see the professionals to have it checked out. We know what is normal and what isn't. I have a window of opportunity before some of the side effects kick in on Tuesday and will be going up this weekend to one of my college roommates where all 4 of us will get together for our 35th anniversary (hey, guys, can't wait to see you all!). It will be a good time to connect with them and just kick back and enjoy each others company and soak in the fact that this part of my journey is over. Again, I can't thank you all enough for your support. Love, Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 Barb, Congratulations on graduating! Will continue to keep you in my prayers. Hugs nne Breast Cancer Patients Soul Mates for Life http://www.geocities.com/chucky5741/breastcancerpatients.html BreastCancerStories.com http://www.breastcancerstories.com/content/view/433/161/ Angel Feather Loomer www.angelfeatherloomer.blogspot.com Check out my other ornaments at www.geocities.com/chucky5741/bcornament.html Lots of info and gifts at: www.cancerclub.com Graduation Day!!! Dear Friends and Family; Yesterday was graduation day... I had my last chemo. I even got a graduation certificate with signatures of all the infusion nurses. Had my favorite nurse for my last treatment and everything went great! Blood test still showed low white count and red count so I needed both the shots, one yesterday and another this afternoon. Don't really like the one for the red count as it stings quite a bit, but if it helps the anemia, its a good thing. Everything else in the blood test was fine. Saw the oncologist and he was very congratulatory of my last treatment. Says I have been on a very difficult road, treatment wise, with many side effects. I told him I felt blessed that although there were side effects with each different chemo, I still felt that I did not have the day to day issues that many patients have... a couple ER visits, a hospital stay, stomach issues, but not the day to day nausea (thanks to the nausea meds) and any other side effects were handled pretty quickly by his staff with whatever meds were given. Onc dictated a letter to my surgeon updating my condition and stage. From what I read last night, due to what they found in the mastectomy, I am now a Stage 3c, but with treatment, no evidence of any disease at this time. The onc also asked for an appt to get my port removed (which is scheduled for Sept 6.) I do not go back to the onc for 3 months, but he is open for any questions I might have at any time or if any thing out of the ordinary pops up, I am to call him. He renewed sme meds, did an exam (seems my blood pressure was up -- white coat syndrome, very normal for me -- and asked about my racing heart, I figured it was just from the stress of another treatment) set me up with the protocol nurse for a possible study on peripheral neuropathy (I didn't qualify as I had the Taxotere chemo and not the Taxol chemo) and I was on my way to chemo. I have to go in every 3 weeks for a blood test and the shot for the red blood cell count until it reaches 13 (its at 11.2). I would imagine if my white count is low, they will give me that shot as well, but they have not said anything about it. Today, I am feeling well. Could not sleep well last night, but again probably due to the steroids. That will last a few days. Again thank you for your calls, cards, and prayers. We hope and pray for complete healing now with no recurrence. It's in God's hands and I'll try to leave it there. As always, we all just need to know our bodies and know when something doesn't feel right and go see the professionals to have it checked out. We know what is normal and what isn't. I have a window of opportunity before some of the side effects kick in on Tuesday and will be going up this weekend to one of my college roommates where all 4 of us will get together for our 35th anniversary (hey, guys, can't wait to see you all!). It will be a good time to connect with them and just kick back and enjoy each others company and soak in the fact that this part of my journey is over. Again, I can't thank you all enough for your support. Love, Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 Barb, Congratulations on graduating! Will continue to keep you in my prayers. Hugs nne Breast Cancer Patients Soul Mates for Life http://www.geocities.com/chucky5741/breastcancerpatients.html BreastCancerStories.com http://www.breastcancerstories.com/content/view/433/161/ Angel Feather Loomer www.angelfeatherloomer.blogspot.com Check out my other ornaments at www.geocities.com/chucky5741/bcornament.html Lots of info and gifts at: www.cancerclub.com Graduation Day!!! Dear Friends and Family; Yesterday was graduation day... I had my last chemo. I even got a graduation certificate with signatures of all the infusion nurses. Had my favorite nurse for my last treatment and everything went great! Blood test still showed low white count and red count so I needed both the shots, one yesterday and another this afternoon. Don't really like the one for the red count as it stings quite a bit, but if it helps the anemia, its a good thing. Everything else in the blood test was fine. Saw the oncologist and he was very congratulatory of my last treatment. Says I have been on a very difficult road, treatment wise, with many side effects. I told him I felt blessed that although there were side effects with each different chemo, I still felt that I did not have the day to day issues that many patients have... a couple ER visits, a hospital stay, stomach issues, but not the day to day nausea (thanks to the nausea meds) and any other side effects were handled pretty quickly by his staff with whatever meds were given. Onc dictated a letter to my surgeon updating my condition and stage. From what I read last night, due to what they found in the mastectomy, I am now a Stage 3c, but with treatment, no evidence of any disease at this time. The onc also asked for an appt to get my port removed (which is scheduled for Sept 6.) I do not go back to the onc for 3 months, but he is open for any questions I might have at any time or if any thing out of the ordinary pops up, I am to call him. He renewed sme meds, did an exam (seems my blood pressure was up -- white coat syndrome, very normal for me -- and asked about my racing heart, I figured it was just from the stress of another treatment) set me up with the protocol nurse for a possible study on peripheral neuropathy (I didn't qualify as I had the Taxotere chemo and not the Taxol chemo) and I was on my way to chemo. I have to go in every 3 weeks for a blood test and the shot for the red blood cell count until it reaches 13 (its at 11.2). I would imagine if my white count is low, they will give me that shot as well, but they have not said anything about it. Today, I am feeling well. Could not sleep well last night, but again probably due to the steroids. That will last a few days. Again thank you for your calls, cards, and prayers. We hope and pray for complete healing now with no recurrence. It's in God's hands and I'll try to leave it there. As always, we all just need to know our bodies and know when something doesn't feel right and go see the professionals to have it checked out. We know what is normal and what isn't. I have a window of opportunity before some of the side effects kick in on Tuesday and will be going up this weekend to one of my college roommates where all 4 of us will get together for our 35th anniversary (hey, guys, can't wait to see you all!). It will be a good time to connect with them and just kick back and enjoy each others company and soak in the fact that this part of my journey is over. Again, I can't thank you all enough for your support. Love, Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 congrats!!!! enjoy your freedom from treatments!!!! i pray it stays far far away!!!! hugs from Carol in N.Michigan -- Re: Graduation Day!!! Thanks, . I'm excited and apprehensive... but I know that is normal. Will just not try to dwell on it and get on with living. Barb Re: Graduation Day!!! congratulations Barb on getting thru chemo! The red blood cells take a while to build up - I know a month after my last chemo I had one more shot. The white blood cell count goes up quicker, plus after chemo they're not as worried about infections, so they no longer gave me that shot. enjoy your weekend with your friends. I think that's the best medicine for us all :-) - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 Thanks, Carol. It will be good not to be 'hooked' for treatment and worry about what side effect will hit today. Thanks for the prayers. Only God has the control, I just have to remember that. Barb R. Michigan Re: Graduation Day!!! congratulations Barb on getting thru chemo! The red blood cells take a while to build up - I know a month after my last chemo I had one more shot. The white blood cell count goes up quicker, plus after chemo they're not as worried about infections, so they no longer gave me that shot. enjoy your weekend with your friends. I think that's the best medicine for us all :-) - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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