Everytime I have my bloods done on a Monday it seems that the results are low on a Tuesday, this means that I have to arrive an hour early on Thursday for my chemotherapy. This Thursday is supposed to be the last one. Next is another hormone treatment, and removal of my ovaries to stop the production of oestrogen. I will have two hormones to begin with until I have my ovaries removed. The first one will be given every four weeks by injection into my tummy, which will be pretty uncomfortable apparently. The other will be taken by mouth every day. The side effects include thinning hair, what flipping hair!? The most distressing bit is watching my 17 year old son crying because it is the last chemo this week and although I look really well he is worried that hormones won't work again like the Tamoxifen. The chemo has been working and mostly the cancer has been shrinking, well at the half way point anyway. I have always been really close to my kids, and I find it hard to cope with the fact that my sone doesn't cope with this very well. My gorgeous daughter seems to cope better,but she has always bottled things up and that worries me too. My hubby hides his feelings, they come out every now and then with a snappy comment.
I have also asked about a lumpectomy, but as I saw another different consultant who hasn't got all my information, she is going to try to answer all my questions tomorrow when I go back for more bloods and hopefully my chemo. The way I look at it the less cancer there is in my body the more chance that the hormones will keep it under control, meanwhile cancer research are working hard, and I am raising money by doing the race for life. Fingers crossed for a cure before my time is up, I am planning to defy them, I want to see my daughter marry, and meet my grandkids, and my great grandkids. We will see.
