2 more chemo treatments to go

I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the summer!

I had my 4th chemo treatment yesterday. My sweetheart of a friend, Jill, rearranged her schedule and was with me the whole day, and it was a long day. Also, my good, good friend Mere and her mother Ruth, who herself is a breast cancer survivor (4years!), also stopped by to say hello, it was very thoughtful and I appreciated it sooooo much!

Had dr. visit and bloodwork before chemo, so it really did add to the longness of the day, and Jill was such a trooper. My onc informed me I will be having radiation after my surgery, that was the first I had heard that, but it makes sense to me after he explained it. Its to prevent recurrence, which I'll gladly do. I never want to go through this again. However, because of the radiation, it will make reconstruction more difficult in choices, and the timing of it all will be extended. I thought I might be able to slip into 2011 on the way to recovery and no more surgeries, but it looks like that will not be the case. I hope to have this all behind me sometime in mid to late 2011, and having it done the right way, with enough time to recover between the multiple surgeries, I think is the smartest and safest way to go. Sure, I'd like to rush through this whole process and get it over with, get back to some sense of normalcy, but I'll be patient and get there when I get there.

I get the neulasta shot today, it makes your bone marrow produce more white blood cells, and really knocks me down, but it will help get my immune system back where it needs to be, so I do it. I'm on an antibiotic full time now, to prevent more infections. Its getting a bit much, all the meds I'm taking. I asked the pharmacist, jokingly, if they had a buy 10 rx and get the 11th one free card. I can't believe all the pill bottles I lug around each day.

Well, hope to get some productive things done today while I'm on the steroid high. Up at 5:15am is for the birds, literally.

Well, that's all I have to update. Boring details of going through cancer treatment, but I know some of my friends and family want updates, and facebook makes it really easy to do so.

Thanks to everyone for all your support, it would be so much harder without you!

Happy weekend everyone!
Ter