Sorry it has been 2 months since my last update. No news is Good news!
I have elected to stop physical therapy. Which my therapist was fine with. The improvements were minimal. I have been done for a month now and it is great not having my day interrupted for therapy. Just another mile stone back to normalcy.
My hair is still growing back curly. If it is humid out you would think that I got a perm.
I see the oncologist every three months now. If I was to have any issues he thinks that I would have had them by now. I am getting information from his nurse practitioner and our insurance company on genetic testing. See if it is covered and how much it is if it is not covered. With a sister, niece and two daughters I would like to know if any testing is possible.
The Herceptin Therapy is going well. I don't have any ill side effects . I receive this intravenously and it takes about an hour and a half. I usually nap during 1/2 or most of it as I am given Benedryl prior to the Herceptin. I go to the Cancer and Hematology Center on Kenmore for this. I receive treatment there for two more times and then the Center is moving across from Spectrum Butterworth downtown on June 30. That just seem closer to me.
It was April 4 a year ago that I was diagnosed and started chemo-therapy 10 days later.
I recently went to Gulf Shores Alabama with my niece to be a room mother for her spring softball trip. The rest of the family stayed in Michigan. It was a relaxing trip and a great time spent with my busy niece. We visited LSU on our way down. What a great campus they have.
We also visited and stayed one night with my brother in laws brother and wife in Mississippi. They live on the Mississippi River. While there the river was cresting to a record high. What a huge piece of water.
All in all I am feeling Good. I tire easily which is a side effect from Chemo still. And that lasts a good year after Chemo. Paul was able to teach a college class again this spring and is settled into his new work schedule. The girls are busy with softball now. James chose not to play baseball this year. Rachel will be turning 10 this month and is counting down the days to call herself a fifth grader. Which is only 30 days away. Emily and James are ready for summer with the way the weather has been. I see on the long range forecast though the real Michigan spring weather is coming next week. BRRRRR!
I thought after all the comments I've received that I have not posted in a while that I should post again. So thanks for staying with me through out this journey. I will continue to post until the end of November for sure. That is when I should be done with the Herceptin Treatment.
Thanks for the prayers and your support. With-out you ........???
Kelly
