I am ready to start chemotherapy as soon as next week. I have to get a port put in and my surgeon is out of town. As soon as the port is in place I will be ready to start treatment. My oncologist said that my tumor was "stable" vs "unstable". I don't know what that means but in dummy terms she explained that the tumor was very aggressive and ugly. It is a smart one and that was not good. She highly recommended chemo because of the chance of the tumor coming back.
I will be receiving 12 treatments over the course of 6 months. I will go in on a Monday, have a pump attached to my port and wear it until Wednesday. That will happen twice a month. I will not lose my hair with this drug and the most anticipated side effect is some tiredness. She said I should be able to resume life as usual but I may get a little more worn out than usual.
The only thing that I was warned to be extra careful about are germs. I will not have much of an immune system. I would ask that if you show ANY sign of illness (even just a cough or allergy symptoms) please stay clear of my house! I would surely hate to conquer cancer only to be put in the hospital over the common cold!
About Me
- Steph
- Atyrau, Kazakhstan
- Our family is currently residing in Atyrau, Kazakhstan where Jason is working for TCO (Part owned by Chevron) as a chemical engineer. I am holding the fort down at home and endlessly cooking. We have four beautiful, amazing children and have been married for 12 years. We are trying to learn Russian and Kazakh, navigate our new surroundings and take full advantage of all the learning that this wonderful experience is bringing to our lives. We will be traveling all around the world for the next four years. I hope you enjoy hearing about our adventures.
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I might never see you since we bathe in germs. :) Good luck with it all. I'll wear a mask and make some chocolate chip cookies for you.
What a blessing that you won't lose your hair. I'm here to help, so let me know what you need!
I love you & will be praying for you daily. I know this wont be easy for you... and am glad you have so many people supporting you through this. ME too! Please let me know if theres ever anything I can do... even if just to talk. Im always here. Always.
I always have allergy symptoms so that dinner we planned may be postponed right? I can definately bring it to you until you are better.
Wow Steph! We will definitely be praying for you and thinking of you often. I hope you know how much you're loved! You rock!
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