Prayer Request
I received carbo and herceptin last Wednesday. My blood was a little low so the dr. cut the dose by 50%. I thought I would feel good this week due to the decreased dose. So far I have had to get blood after every dose of carbo. I am not scheduled to have my blood checked until Thursday. Yesterday and today I have had no energy and have slept a lot. Today I have been short of breath. Hopefully this was my last carbo. The dr. is going to run scans to see if the lung and brain mets are gone. I didn't think I would be nervous over these scans but I am. Please pray that the scans are clean and I can just remain on Herceptin. I am a teacher and school starts Aug. 20th for teachers. I am so scarred the scans are going to bring bad news. I want to return to work with some energy. I felt so bad at the end of last year when others had to perform my duties because I could only work 1/2 time. Part of me is afraid to return to work. Work is so stressful. All the girls I know through chemo can't wait to go back to work or have managed to work full time during their chemo.
As I read back over this (rambling) I guess I just needed to voice my fears. Thanks for reading my rambling.
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Hugs and Smiles,
Angela - NC
Dx May 2003 at age 39
Lt mastectomy, no nodes
DCIS, PR- ER- Her+++
4 rounds AC
Recurrence Dec 2006 Rt lung
2/07 - 3 Brain mets - Radiation
3/07 - Carboplatin and Herceptin
8/07- mets stable. Finished Carboplatin-remain on Herceptin
12/07 - Herceptin only
5/08 - Lung mets grew - tykerb and Navilbene. Reaction to Tykerb -9/08 Herceptin again
12/08 - Lung mets growing - xeloda.
8/09 - Given Zometa for precaution
10/09 - Lung mets back plus new ones. - Put back on Xeloda.
1/10 – Began short-term disability
2/10 –Lung mets growing - Gemzar
9/2010 – Scan show tumors in lungs growing. Put on Ixempra (every 3 weeks). MRI of the brain showed a brain bleed but it had stopped bleeding.
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