Prayers

I made it to Taxol! Yay! It's completely insane to me that I'm cheering about taking chemotherapy, but I'm just SO glad that the stupid AC is over!

Today I start Taxol. After today I will only have 11 treatments left. Another yay!

I would love it if you could pray for me today and this weekend.
I'm waiting to see if I have an allergic reaction. Apparently this is fairly common, but not necessarily expected. Please pray that I do NOT have a reaction. They give me steroids to help with all that, but if I can go for 3 weeks with no reaction, they will get rid of the steroids. I would prefer to take as few things as possible, and there would be less issues without the steroids.

Please pray I tolerate this chemo easily. It is supposed to be easier than AC, but I will get pretty tired by the end of the 12 weeks.

Also, please pray that there would be no complications in the weeks and months to come. We talked with the surgeon last week and laid out a plan for the rest of the year. 12 more weeks of chemo, 4 weeks off, double mastectomy, 4 weeks of recovery, then 6 weeks of radiation. After all that I should get about 4 months off, and then the last reconstructive surgery. We are hoping to have that the very last week of December so that we can start 2018 fresh and healthy. We talked with my oncologist about it all today, and she said it all sounds good, BUT there are still lots of factors to consider. I'd like to have my port taken out with the first surgery, but we will have to get scans back after chemo first. There are all kinds of things to decide on still, and that is ok. I just would love for everything to continue to go smoothly.

I want to praise the Lord for some things too...
-The doctor couldn't even feel my tumor in my armpit AT ALL today! Hallelujah!
-All my blood work came back perfect. All my numbers are great and as the doctor said, "exceptional."
I don't want to take any of this for granted. I know there are SO many people out there having complications and difficulties right and left. I am so thankful that the Lord has answered so many of our prayers. Thank you for praying with us. Thank you for praying for us. Thank you for loving us as we walk this difficult road. I CANNOT wait until chemo is over, but I know that will also mean that I will have a 1st and 3rd grader in my house. Crazy!

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend, and I hope that you enjoy every minute with your family. My taxol should start shortly, and I need to find a nurse to turn on the NCAA tournament for me. Ha! (But seriously, sic'em bears!)

This is my medicine researcher. So thankful that one of us is paying attention and cares about the details.