No Mo' Chemo For Me!!!

Everything went just perfect today. We wanted to do something for all the staff that are so nice at the treatment center so we stopped at Panera on the way to pick up lots of bagels and creme cheese for breakfast and yummy cookies for an afternoon treat. They were all very appreciative of the snacks. When the nurse checked me in my blood pressure was high but I knew that was because I was so worried about missing the treatment today. I did lose 5 pounds since the last treatment so that was good news. That means I only have 4-5 to lose from chemo....I had read about women gaining so much weight during chemo that I was expecting to gain between 20-30....4-5 sounds much better. When the blood work came back it showed by WBC count was still a little high BUT lower then the last treatment so she made the decision to go ahead and let me get started.....I had even asked her to pray over the blood sample as she took it back to the lab so I guess her prayer worked...I was so relieved to get going. Later in the morning I slipped on my pink wig and headed back to Dr. B.s office. Everyone in the treatment center LOVED the wig...I wasn't sure how some of the older patients would react but several of them smiled and commented that they thought it was great. When Dr. B. walked into the exam room he just started laughing at my wig and my "Save the Ta Ta's" T-shirt. I told him that was exactly the reaction I was hoping for. You have to imagine that being an Oncologist does not bring a lot of opportunities to laugh with your patients....I wanted to do this for him today and hopefully make his day just a little brighter. We went over my long list of questions and thank God Bret was there....I had already had my bag of benadryl so I was more than a little loopy... one question I asked was "what side affects do your CUSTOMERS tell you about while taking Herceptin". He and Bret just cracked up! It was a good visit with him....one thing he is considering is only having me take the Herceptin for 3 more months verses one year....I guess the lastest research is showing that a year may not be necessary but I am going to do my own research before I agree to cutting the treatment short. One really good thing we discussed is that I do not need to take my white blood cell booster shot tomorrow. Since my count is already high and I won't be doing any more chemo there is no need for it. The shot really does cause a lot of pain so I am glad to not have to deal with that this weekend.



Bret and I went back to the treatment room to finish my 6 hours in the chair. Bret had lots of work to do on the computer and I was ready for my long nap. I think at one point Bret was too absorbed in his work that he forgot he was supposed to wake me up for snoring too loud. At one point I was snoring so loud I even woke myself up...Yikes...oh well, I do get it honestly from my Dad!!!! At the end of the day it was time to say goodbye to all the nurses....they were all so great and celebrated with me that this was my last chemo. Bret took some good pics today so hopefully he can add them to this post tomorrow.



I did want to explain what "Save the Ta Tas" is all about. It is a clothing line for women, men and children along with car magnets and things like that. The purpose of this product line is to raise awareness about breast cancer and since it is a little edgy they are hoping to get the word out to more young people. A portion of each sale is donated for breast cancer research. I have not been a huge fan of all the "pink ribbon" products that are out there today so this was something that really did appeal to me. Since the nurses all loved them and were even checking out the website while we were there I would not be surprised if they don't start wearing them to work!!! That would be fun to see!



A big thanks to Kay and Family for the lovely flowers that arrived today...they will be so nice to have in my bedroom this weekend while I am hibernating. Thanks to Peggy for the great meal she had prepared for us yesterday...it was great!



Thanks again to all of you for your positive thoughts and prayers today......LET'S ALL DO THE NO MO' CHEMO DANCE BECAUSE I AM DONE!!!! YEAH!!