A long session at the Baker Cancer Centre to begin my Taxotere and Herceptin treatments. Slow and sure was the keyword to observe me closely over 5 hours to see if I was to have any instant reactions. Fortunately not.
Taxotere can be given with Herceptin, which I'll now be on every 3 weeks for a year. That should be relatively easy with no side effects. Taxotere is a different kettle of fish, with many possible and difficult side effects but so far none. Only two more treatments of that to go. So far I still have eyebrows and lashes but that may change soon. If they do go completely, hopefully the leg hairs will follow! Smooth legs for summer would be good! And no need for a Rio bikini wax either!
I will take it easy this week, as the doc advises this is when Taxotere side effects would most likely show up. The mouth ulcers have resolved and the rash on my chest has gone too .
Finally the grass is greening, but just as spring peeks out, we have cool wet days forecast with high of +6 and low of 1 by week's end! Today will be +19. Good for walking this afternoon.
It is great to see all our birds back and robins nesting in the garden again.
Unfortunately our own bird Tikal is in spring mood - chewing its cage, paper, wood blocks, anything it thinks is nesting material. For those who know the 30+ year old Yellow Naped Amazon with attitude, this too will pass once it can sit out in the sun again. Now that I have to be more careful with cuts and scratches (especially my right arm with less lymph nodes to clear infections) trimming nails and flight feathers is more challenging.
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