This was the first infusion scheduled to have all three drugs on the same day: Pertuzumab (trial drug), Taxotere and Herceptin. Fortunately I tolerated all of the drugs very well - my appointment began at 1:00 PM and we were on our way home by 5:45 PM.
Randy and I started the day by meeting April and the grand kids for breakfast and once we arrived at CBCC we were joined by two friends for a short time. I'm glad my friends were there for awhile because it did help to distract me; I was not as prepared for this infusion as I thought I was. To be exact, the infusion itself was not what I was dreading but rather the many days of fatigue that would surely follow.
I have been blessed because this infusion has given me the least immediate side effects and I am grateful. I do very much hope that this is an indication that my body is growing stronger, that the white blood cells will not plumet this time and that the fatigue will be less. My legs were not as strong this morning a sure sign of fatigue which goes hand-in-hand with the loss of white blood cells.
Because I have had light side effects and have not gone in to have an injection, it seems as though in some sense that I have had the weekend off. I have a check-up tomorrow and like many of you I will be returning to my "job". Let's make it a happy week - there will surely be some tasks that we would rather not be faced with but because we can, let's make it a happy week anyway.
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