ONE MORE TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I only have one more chemo treatment to go! I just got back from my 7th one (3rd Taxol one) and am feeling great!

I met with my radiation oncologist this morning before chemo. I will go for my "mapping" on June 19th and then officially begin July 9th with radiation. Again, it will be 5 days/week for 6 weeks. They were ably to accommodate my time slot request and I will have my appointments somewhere between 10 and 11am each day. Now all I need to do is find a steady babysitter...

75% DONE!

Only 2 more Taxol (or total chemo) treatments left! I know I have said this before but this new drug is easier than the previous drugs (AC). I did have to go in and get another Neulasta injection because my white blood cell counts were down. I just felt a little achy on Thursday night and Friday - kind of like I worked out too much and was sore. Oh well. Better than the alternative of the risk of getting really sick with some sort of infection.

I am meeting with my radiation oncologist on May 23rd to go over my treatment for that. I will go into Mass General for my radiation. There was some talk about doing it out this way but my oncologist insists that I go in the MGH. Understandably so. They have a $100 million facility and state of the art equipment. It will be my part-time job for the summer. The logistics of planning for the boys for several hours every day is causing me some anxiety but I know in the end it will all work out just fine. That's why I am seeing the radiation oncologist sooner than normal. I need some special treatment from her. The MGH website says that they do not let you know your appointment time slot until one week before your first appointment. That won't work for me. There is no way I can arrange for a babysitter (long-term) on a week's notice. Hopefully she will understand and figure it out for me. She is really great so I have faith.

'Til next time...