It's a Go!

Today I had my 4th round out of 8.

And this was the last of the 4 Adriamycin-Cytoxin rounds. The next 4 rounds are Taxol, which is, by all accounts, supposed to be much easier on the side effects. No nausea, no mouthsores, less vascularly destructive, much less fatigue, reduced effects on the immune system. The only side effects I heard ( chemo-brain caveat) were possible peripheral numbness, loss of eyebrows and eyelashes and a very rare allergic reaction which is highly managed before and during the 5 hr infusion. Part of this management is that I take a boatload of steroids the evening beforehand.

And I got a very experienced infusion nurse this time! ( And a guarantee of this for the future rounds)

I'm hoping, praying and planning that the infection resolves itself with no major issues and that I start the Taxol rounds in 2 weeks - Sept 9.