Well, I have finished 4 doses of AC and can honestly say I will not miss that AT ALL!!! The only thing I miss is at least knowing what to expect for side effects and how long I will have them. The doctor said this Taxol would be much easier on me, especially from the nausea and vomiting standpoint. Well, wrong so far. Maybe what he meant was that I would just vomit faster with this drug and not so many days post treatment. Who knows. I am still trying to come to terms with how Taxol affects me. Lets see.....
Wednesday night and Thursday morning I loved Taxol. I felt no different . It was great. Then Thursday afternoon the nausea hit and by Thursday night I was once again vomiting. Luckily, it has not happened again. Just a little nausea but not too bad. No, then Friday afternoon the pain hit. Wow, the doctor was not joking about joint/hip pain. Walking yesterday was torture and bedtime was not great either. It feels like hundreds of knives are stabbing me in the legs and bottom of my feet. Not a burning or tingling sensation, no just pure discomfort. So, back to taking Lortab I go. Ugh....I was so not wanting to have pain meds again. Today, I made soccer games, t-ball games, and haircuts. Then the rest of this pretty sunny day I spent asleep. Yeah for Tim keeping the boys happy and out of my la-la land. Hopefully this pain will go away pretty soon.
The actual infusion of Taxol is just long. I was at the doctor Wednesday for 6&1/2 hours. Such a long day. I knew when I pulled in the parking lot the day was going down hill. The doctors office was packed full of people. Then it took forever to access my port. I did not have any bad effects from the actual infusion, just a lot of time spent sitting. I enjoyed the company of Jennifer and Nell(my mom-in-law). People actually commented on the party we were having. I am very lucky to have such love and support surround me to help pass infusion time. Next time will be pretty much the same...4 hours to get the meds dripped in my blood. At least by then I will have a pretty good idea what to expect after.
Monday I start back to work. I am so excited to be back with my girls in my normal work environment. I only have to work next week. After that, I will be on medical leave again for 3 more months. Enough time to finish all my chemo treatments and get my strength back. I have always loved my place of employment. I have always appreciated the benefits that my job gave me. I just never realized until I needed them just how lucky I am to have my job and my health benefits. So, here is to a quick and uneventful recovery from Taxol. I hope I only start to feel better from here. If not, I will deal and make adjustments. I just know that I am closer to being finished than ever before. That is a happy thought!!
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