Halfway done with this half of chemo! =)
Written Sep 23, 2011 10:37pm
Today I had a long day at the hospital. We started up with my follow-up mugascan. This is the heart scan that I was kind of concerned about. Last time the stroke volume was 49%, and they said that if it went any lower I would need to stop taking the Herceptin. I have been trying to exercise as much as possible over the last 3 weeks to strengthen my heart in hopes that I can continue taking Herceptin, because it is such an amazing drug. This week I was a little more tired and didn’t exercise as much, but the previous 2 weeks I did a really good job.
The mugascan showed that my heart has at least stayed about the same, if not improved. I was up to 50%. Branden and I were so grateful that I get to continue on the Herceptin. The doctor thinks that my decrease from 64% (before I began chemo) down the the 49% a few weeks ago was caused from the Adriamycin that I got so sick from at the first of the summer. My heart and body still seem to be recovering from my first chemo regimine!!
My wbc count has also continued to be good enough for chemo. Today was my 6th dose of Taxol (my current chemo drug), and I now only have 6 left! Then I will be DONE with chemo!!! I am really getting excited to be done. We will wait about 3 weeks after chemo to repeat a PET scan so that we can get clear results (without the Neupogen in my system). I am really looking forward to getting a clear and hopefully clean PET scan and getting into a remission for a long time!!!
Thank you all so much for your nice and encouraging messages and emails. I am amazed and grateful every day at how many good people are all around me. It really has lifted me more than you may know. Thank you, thank you!!!