I got out my old folder they gave me before Chemo, with all of the info and side effects of my three Chemo drugs, and by darn, dizziness is one of the side effects of Herceptin. I guess it doesn't effect most people, but maybe I'm one of the "lucky" ones. I'll ask Dr. Dixon about that next time I see him.
On Feburary 19th my mom and dad came to Dillon to hang with us for a week. With the continuing soreness from my reconstruction, left shoulder issues, and some back problems, mom has been fretting that I need some help. I kept reassuring her that there isn't much to do around here, but we'd love to have them come visit. It's been a while since they've been to Dillon, so it was fun to have them here. We just hung out, visited, and watched a number of movies that mom and dad have never seen (Avatar, Star Trek, Benjamin Button, Far and Away).
On Feburary 19th my mom and dad came to Dillon to hang with us for a week. With the continuing soreness from my reconstruction, left shoulder issues, and some back problems, mom has been fretting that I need some help. I kept reassuring her that there isn't much to do around here, but we'd love to have them come visit. It's been a while since they've been to Dillon, so it was fun to have them here. We just hung out, visited, and watched a number of movies that mom and dad have never seen (Avatar, Star Trek, Benjamin Button, Far and Away).
Dad wanted me to come up with some projects for him to do, since he loves to stay busy, but in the winter there isn't much to do around here. They did get to go to Rexburg with us for my next Herceptin IV. We we able to meet Stan, Brenda, Russ and Maxine for lunch. We even got in two games of Joker while my IV bag dripped. I didn't see Dr. Dixon on this trip, so didn't get to ask if the Herceptin might be causing my dizziness. All I know is, the next treatment has got to be my last! I'm just tired of it. They say one year - well, April to March is one year in my book.
Interestingly, on Jan. 27 my Dillon friend Nicole had a single mastectomy at the Huntsman and while she had a different surgeon than I did, we share the same plastic surgeon, Dr. Agarwal. Thankfully, her breast cancer was Stage 0, so she won't even have to have Chemo or Radiation. I was so glad to hear that. She's "only" the Dean of Students at UM-Western, not to mention she has an 8 year old daughter at home. She can't just hang out at home and be a lazy bum like I've done. Too much on her plate to deal with this!
Interestingly, on Jan. 27 my Dillon friend Nicole had a single mastectomy at the Huntsman and while she had a different surgeon than I did, we share the same plastic surgeon, Dr. Agarwal. Thankfully, her breast cancer was Stage 0, so she won't even have to have Chemo or Radiation. I was so glad to hear that. She's "only" the Dean of Students at UM-Western, not to mention she has an 8 year old daughter at home. She can't just hang out at home and be a lazy bum like I've done. Too much on her plate to deal with this!
Then, four days later, my 31-year old niece Mandi had a double mastectomy at the Huntsman. She had both the same surgeon (Dr. Nuemayer) and plastic surgeon (Dr. Agarwal) that I had. Unfortunately, Mandi will have to have both Chemo and Radiation like I had. I'm so bummed for her. She has one of those "big responsibility" jobs, so trying to keep that going through it all will be a bit of a drag. Mandy is keeping a blog about her experiences and she's a much better blogger than I am. She stays right on top of things with frequent blogs, and has hers put together so beautifully. Anybody that wants to check out her cute blog, go to: www.darngoodlemonade.com.
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