So happy that this past weekend I didn't have to go to the infusion center for treatment. Nice to be over what I think has been the worst part of this journey. Woo hoo!!!
Instead, I had one of many routine visits to my oncologist. Of course, stopped by the vampire's lair to give a bunch of blood, par for the course. My blood work looked good - white and red blood counts are normal, only my liver is still working overtime which is considered normal for the chemotherapy drugs still in my body.
The nurse said it will take up to three months for my body to be fully recovered. Blah. My energy level is still pretty low. Some days I have a full days worth of energy, other days only about three to five hours worth. The newest side effect started to show up last week - itchy hives. All the chemo drugs are trying to get out of my body, any way they can. The doctor suggests I take Benadryl for the hives.
The doctor also wants me to consider being part of a research drug trial. The trial is for a new drug to help with the prevention of recurrence of a certain type of breast cancer. They would have to do a blood test to see if I would qualify. The drug is specific to node-positive breast cancer with low to intermediate HER2 expression. The drug is in its final stage for FDA approval. Previous phases have shown to stimulate the immune system to recognize and kill cancer cells that have HER2 on their cell surfaces.
I took the information and will think about it.
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