Appt. with Dr. B

When I talked to the nurse about my rash yesterday she said they wanted to see me today. I was glad to get the appointment because I had been collecting a long list of questions for my next visit. When I arrived at the appt. I could tell that things were crazy so I was afraid that he wouldn't have time for all my questions....Once he checked out my rash he said it was a medication reaction and that it was most likely from the Emend since that is the only med that changed with my last treatment...I quickly responded that no way was I giving up the only anti-nausea drug that has worked for me and that I would just live with itchy/painful rashes....he said that we will monitor it after this next treatment and add some extra steroids if it doesn't get better. I asked if we could go over a few things and he instantly said "absolutely...ask me anything you want to know!" We talked about my surgery and he said if I keep doing ok with treatments that I should be able to have surgery 3 weeks after my last treatment. I told him that I had read that most people don't get as sick with the taxol treatment compared to the ac treatment and he agreed and said that 80% find it easier to tolerate ....let's all pray that I fall in that 80% category!!! I told him that I was worried because I have been having breast pain since my last treatment...I was afraid because I had pain when the cancer was discovered....he assured me that this was ok and that nothing is growing in there with all the chemo I am getting. We also discussed doing a BRCA genetic test...this will determine if I carry the breast cancer gene. He said we can do it....if it comes back that I do carry the gene that means that I have a higher risk of uterine cancer and will defintely need a hysterectomy ...it will also be important for Jillian to know in the future. It was really a good appointment....I have been pretty down or just worried or something...not sure, but after talking with him today I felt much better about everything...he really is a great doc...he even took the time to ask about Bret and how our whole family is doing with all of this...it's just nice that he knows that this impacts all of us, not just me. Overall, it was just a much better day. It was almost 60 and sunny out today so I was able to sit outside and eat lunch...people looked at me like I was crazy but it was just too nice to not sit outside and enjoy it....a couple inches of snow last week and sunny and 60 today...gotta love the Midwest weather!!!