Update

Things have been going pretty well around here. I have completed 3 of 8 treatments. The third one was a little tough on Friday and the weekend but seems better on Monday and Tuesday. Here's the difference: One of the medications I take to control nausea is Decadron (Dexamethazone). This is a steroid that improves the efficacy of the other anti-nausea medications. On the day of my treatment I get a dose of it infused and then I have a prescription to take it for three days afterwards. The problem was that I was having bad withdrawals from it the following two-four days (Monday-Wed). I guess I am just pretty sensitive to it. (Yep- I am a cheap date!)

Anyway, after discussing it with the doctor, she suggested skipping the post chemo steroid and seeing how the nausea was. The night of my chemo treatment, the nausea was really bad, but I wouldn't have taken the steroid till the next day anyway, so I decided to go ahead and skip it. Friday and Saturday were pretty rough, but by Sunday, I started to feel better and only felt nauseous periodically. By today (Tuesday) I feel pretty normal-ish which is two days ahead of schedule, so I think this is a win!

I have one more of the Adriamycin/Cytoxan treatments and then 4 treatments with just Taxol. (Last treatment scheduled for 1/24).

Right after my last treatment I'll have an MRI to check on everything... Of course it will be fine : )