[KellyA]

Hi there. I went for genetic counseling. It was very easy. I decided to have the bloodwork done and it took about 3 weeks to get an answer. I was negative. My insurance denied payment on the first ask, but paid in fulll on the second.

The prot was also very easy. I was very nervous. Needles don't usually bother me, but this did. I chose to have a "passport" instead of the standard prot in your chest. It is located on the upper inside of my arm and is not visible. My friend who went through chemo 2 years ago told me about it- I wouldn't have known to ask and my doc didn't offer it as an option. He was more than happy to let me have it when I brought it up. It has worked great. I didn't feel much at all when they put it in and it really wasn't bad. I got nervous for nothing.

AC came next. I lost my hair on day 14 (after the first tx). I had very long hair, so I shaved my head before it started to go. Actually I let my 3 boys give me a mohawk and my hubby carved the NY Yankees logo in the back of my head. I figured that I might as well have fun with it. The first AC really surprised me. I kept waiting for the bomb to drop and it never really did. I started my nausea meds the SECOND I got home and kept taking them for 4 days until I thought I was safe. The meds made me very tired, but I was ok otherwise. (CONTINUED)

Kelly