I finished my last chemotherapy treatment today, November 14th!!!! I was so excited and relieved for this day to come. I am looking forward to getting past the side effects and then I will say chemo is complete. There may be a good chance that my side effects will be next to none since I do not have to take the Neulasta shot tomorrow. The past two treatments, my doctor has decreased the dose and everything went well. So, no shot this time! It is somewhat risky to do this since this shot increase red blood cells to help fight infection. I am taking a slight gamble that I will not get an infection within the next week. So I go back in a week to check my blood cell counts to make sure they are still high. If they are low, I will have to take a one day version of the Neulasta that will give me the same side effects over Thanksgiving. Prayers would be appreciated that my blood counts are high and that I can fight any sickness that may come my way.
I have had a ton of hot flashes with the second chemo drug, so I am now on a drug to help lessen the severity. I will need this also when I start taking the 5-year hormone pill. I will have to take this pill to suppress my estrogen hormone to keep any cancer cells from feeding off of them. At least that is my understanding of how it is supposed to work.
I ended up going to my eye doctor after all since my eye was still blurry. It ended up being that my eyes were so dry that tissue was flaking from the cornea of my eye. I have a history of dry eyes and it was compounded by my lack of water drinking and I think the chemo has something to do with it also. I am on a prescription eye drop and hope that will reduce the inflammation on my eyes and I need to be more proactive with drinking water and lubricating my eyes. If it's not one thing; it's another!!!!!
I will keep you posted on how my weekend goes with the side effects. Hopefully it will all be good news!
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