Treatment Taxol/Herceptin 9 of 12

November 11, 2014 Taxol/Herceptin 9 of 12

After the scare over the weekend I was very anxious to meet with my oncologist Dr. Hake on Monday.  Wasn't sure exactly what he was going to say or if he would even have answers.  So I told Dr. Hake what had happened over the weekend, that my chest has been hurting, and the speech problem I had.  He told me he was more concerned about the speech problem and wanted to run a CT scan of my head.  When he was examining me he took a double take at listening to my heart.  "I think I hear a heart murmur.  You didn't have one before?"  Not really sure what all this meant, other than Dr. Hake told me that he was NOT worried, so I shouldn't be.  So they got me in this same day for my CT scan,  and Echocardiography test (ultrasound of my heart) along with a bubble study of the heart.  The good news is the CT scan of my head came back normal, and the Echo test didn't show anything major.  I do have the heart murmur now, but they're not sure if the chemo caused it or some other factor.  I don't know much about heart murmur's other than there are lots of people that have them, and its something that can come and go.  So this will be something they will be monitoring, but treatment will continue on as planned.

My dad came down for my treatment and stayed a couple of days.  Treatment on Tuesday was earlier than normal, so as upsetting as it was we didn't end up getting Subway.  Although come to find out they do serve breakfast food, but the thought of an egg on a sub didn't entice me.  The treatment went well again.  I didn't watch much of Happy Gilmore, but dad was laughing so I don't think he got quite the same nap as me.  We got done with treatment a little after 1, so we went to the Boneyard Pup & Grill and shared some appetizers.  It's always nice to spend some father-daughter time together.  By the time we got back from lunch I had a little time to relax before the the kids got dropped off.  Even though I'm tired, they keep me moving.

The rest of the week I wish would've went better for me.  I really hate to complain, but this stomach cramping, spending time in the bathroom, and fatigue business just plain sucks!!!!  I couldn't even keep Clara home with me on Thursday because I felt so crummy.  Friday night I had ran out to Walmart for just a short period of time and I just didn't feel right.  Now this is less than 5 minutes from our house.  I had to sit down twice in Walmart, felt very uneasy, came home and went to bed by 7:(  I guess the fatigue stage is deciding to stick around for an extra couple of days now.

Saturday, we went up to Brillion and I went out to eat with my girlie's.  Since I still wasn't feeling the greatest we kept it close to home.  So thanks for picking me up, spending time with me, listening and laughing, and just being great friends.  I love you guys!