5th TCH and Hanging (so far)!!!

[kcherub]

Good morning! Ooo, it's early for me here. Have to love the antivan/steriods combo, in which the ativan wears off first! It is Day 5 after treatment 5, and I am doing my best to stay sane...

I was going to put this under my 4th TCH thread, but I thought it might be nice for others like me (who have a fit with the search function) to be able to poke around and see what the #treatment was like for others. I hope this is okay.

They decreased my Taxotere dosage by 25% to hopefully get some relief from the neuropathy in my feet. Not sure if it is working or not--I haven't really been up on my feet enough to notice a difference.

Reflux was pretty bad yesterday, so I took Tagamet and Rolaids when I needed them. The Tagamet didn't seem to work as long this time, but I didn't go back on the Protonix, as it didn't seem to work AT ALL last treatment. My husband works with MS patients, and he can't figure out why it would work for them and not me. Well, at least there is something that does! To a point.

My mouth is getting funky--I have found that I prefer Tom's toothpaste and Biotene mouthwash. I think the Biotene toothpaste produces a lot of saliva, which makes me queasy. We shall see.

It's hot as hades here in Georgia, but we had snow the day before yesterday--lovely snow from my head! Wow--it was just coming out in droves. I was hoping that it would stay in this little buzzy faux-haux. Did anyone keep any of it?

My period is gone, which saddens me. It's just one more thing that makes me feel like less of a "girl" (which I am at only 35, so don't tell me any different-LOL). I hope it comes back. However, I am wondering if I have to go on Tamoxifen if it doesn't and my ovaries aren't producing. I will have to look into that. I think I have posted that I have three embryos on ice, and all that is just another can of worms I can't open yet. I just have to get through this first.

I wanted to thank you for all of the support after #4. I really feel that I would NOT have done #5 if I hadn't had the notes from you, and gone back and read what most of you had felt in your older posts!

My steriod protocol is different this time, so hopefully I won't be begging and maniacally posting later in the week. However, I know if I do, someone will be there.

Hugs,
Krista