Wednesday 08 August 2012

Yes that's right it's only Wednesday and I'm seeing the DR.  As it turned out, Bothe Amber and the DR changed their schedules at about the same time, so I go on Wednesday's now.  As the DR is at another clinic on Thursday now.  I only see the Dr about every 6 - 8 weeks now the reports are further apart.  Still getting my port flushed once a month and that’s not a big deal.  More of a hassle than anything else.

There is some good news. This new drug does seem to be working, so far so good.   I saw Dr R today, he's excited in that it seems that this drug is working well. So we will keep fingers, legs, toes and eyes crossed that it continues to work in a positive manner. However I was told that I need to WEAR a HAT when out walking as one of the side effects of this drug is Drug-Induced Photosensitivity 

Keep-Her and I have been walking about 2-2.5 hours a day lately, early in the mornings before the sun gets to hot. 

 Yes she has "doggy tennis shoes" on her feet.  she needs them in the heat we've been having.

 We log between 10-12 miles a day that way. I have started walking the hills around here to help with the cardio/workout. The wonky vision also tends to keep me home these days. So I spend my time walking on my treadmill or riding the stationary bike. I wonder if I went off all these “wonder drugs” (I wonder what they are doing) if my vision would return to Normal? Whatever that is/was.

Last weekend I acquired a"friend" for Keep-Her, she seems to be enjoying her  time out in the back yard doing the doggy 1000 with him. They are already fast becoming great buds. He's 2 years old, color is grey.

 

Keep-Her and Tommy

 

It's that time of year again and we are gearing up, for our annual walk in the Race for the Cure, which is to be Sunday 16 Sept 2012.  How many of you are going to come and join us in the walk this year?

 

Jann the Overcomer.

07 June 2012

Ok so since I only see the Dr about every 6 - 8 weeks now the reports are further apart.  Still getting my port flushed once a month and that’s not a big deal.  More of a hassle than anything else.

There is some good news. This new drug does seem to be working, so far so good.  But as I told   Dr R yesterday, we’ve gotten this far before with the shrinkage of the tumor than it rears its ugly head again. So we will keep fingers, legs, toes and eyes crossed that it continues to work in a positive manner.

 

The extreme exhaustion, is the major problem, and the “mini tropical” (Hot flashes) vacations I’ve been having have been interesting to say the least. I’ve been having trouble getting 10,000 steps a day in not my usual 15,000 - 20,000 that I was doing before I stared on this drug. Of course the weather isn’t helping with the outdoor walking either. The wonky vision also tends to keep me home these days. So I spend my time walking on my treadmill or riding the stationary bike. I wonder if I went off all these “wonder drugs” (I wonder what they are doing) if my vision would return to Normal? Whatever that is/was.

On the home front here I lost my little Chihuahua (whom I loved very much) Kerby, Tasmanian She Devil. She had a major stroke and a major  heart a little over two weeks ago.  She has been greatly missed. I rescued her 12 years ago and was told that she was between 2-4 years old at that time.  So she lived a long happy life for 12 years. 

Quote of the Day
A friend is a gift you give yourself.
Robert Louis Stevenson

06 May 2012

There is nothing new to post really. only going to the clinic once a month for port flushing and once every 6 weeks to see the DR, I tend to forget about the blog.  Sorry about that. 

The extreme exhaustion, is the major problem,  I've been having trouble getting 10,000 steps a day in not my usual 15,000 - 20,000 that I was doing before I stared on this drug. The wonky vision also tends to keep me home these days also. I wonder if I went off all these “wonder drugs” (I wonder what they are doing) if my vision would return to Normal? Whatever that is/was.

April 2012 Catch Up

OH MY I have been remiss in keeping this thing updated. You all going to start thinking I dropped off the face of the earth and no one told you.

On Thursday 05 April 2012 I saw Dr R again and he was quite pleased with the results that we are getting from this new drug, (Anastrozole (ARIMIDEX), the tumors in the breast and under the arm have shown a great response to it and shrunk considerably, so we will go another 6 weeks on this drug and see if the results continue to be this great.

The major problem that I've been having is as usual the extreme exhaustion. I've been having trouble getting 10,000 steps a day in not my usual 15,000 - 20,000 that I was doing before this drug.

quote of the week: Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. -- Buddha

Thursday 29 March 2012

well went in today and had my port flushed. was in and out in nothing flat. Now next week when I see the DR we'll be there forever I bet, even though it is almost the first one of the day.

Nothing much to report other than extreme exhaustion. It seems that all I want to do is sleep. there fore my walking has taken a major nose dive. I'm lucky to get 10,000 steps (5 miles) a day in these days.

Thursday 08 March 2012

Nothing much to report this week. Same old stuff as last week. My allergies are acting up, as the weather turns nicer and stuff starts to bloom, my nose gets all stuffed up. Keep-Her and I continue to walk like crazy, however they are predicting rain for next week so we'll most likely end up at the mall to do our walking, not as enjoyable as walking out of doors but is so much easier on the breathing (allergies)

Quote for the week: The universe is always nudging us with gentle signals. When we ignore the signals, it nudges us with sledgehammer." ~ Andrew Matthews

Week Three Drug #6 Thursday 01 March 2012

Today we went and had my port flushed, asked the nurse (Debbie I think she said her name was) if they had a little lever that they put on it and just “flushed” it like a toilet. She LOL and said that another patient had said something similar to that. I get a huge headache for about an hour after the “Heparin flush”, nothing seems to help it, except **Truffles** I can eat a single serving (three) and within about 15 min the headache subsides and goes away. YES the Dr did tell me that for some reason the "better" Chocolate does work better than a lot of the drugs available out there these days.

this weeks quote: Each day provides its own gifts.~~Marcus Aurelius