I started feeling bad on Thursday and terrible on Friday. I got hives everywhere starting yesterday morning. Benadryl wasn’t working. Zyrtec wasn’t working. I couldn’t stay awake. I felt like my throat was starting to close up, experiencing chest pain and body aches, so Jeff drove me to urgent care this morning. They gave me…

I got so tired at 8:30 that I went to bed. But I have been awake off and on for 2.5 hours now – insomnia, so lovely! Things are going okay so far. I have had some waves of nausea despite the nausea meds. They pass quickly, so I haven’t needed to take extra. I…

Currently finishing my first infusion treatment. Getting educated on chemo medicine, and sitting here waiting while the stuff gets put into me – Docetaxel, Carboplatin, Trastuzumab, and Pertuzumab. I had a hypersensitive reaction to the Docetaxel. They were watching out for it. I guess it is pretty common. I suddenly got a headache and throbbing…

My MRI results came back. There is no evidence of metastatic disease in the liver. Everything else looked good! This means it is local and has not spread beyond my left breast and lymph nodes near there. Thank you for your prayers, good thoughts and wishes. They worked and we felt the love! Thank you…

I have the MRI of my liver scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. I have also learned that I don’t need a port to start chemo. They can use an IV. Chemo starts Monday, November 3. I am looking into cooling caps to help me keep my hair. I am also looking into nutrition and foods that…