Chemo Journal

It’s finally here – the last one! And looking back I can’t say it was a cake walk. I can say that the Taxol part of A-C-T was really nothing…

My 7th round of chemo was on September 19. It was the next to the last one. Dr. Splichal assures me there will be a parade with balloons and confetti…

Ladies, Taxol is now declared MUCH easier than Adromyacin Cytoxin (AC). No comparison. No side effect I have experienced even comes close to the severity or impact that any of…

I finally finished the Adromyacin-Cytoxin regimen and started the Taxol regimen. As you can imagine I have read dozens of accounts of what Taxol side effects are going to encompass.…

I think the fact that I am on Day 7 and just now writing this blog post indicates this round was a killer. The good news is that it was…

Day OneRound 2 was actually pretty easy in hindsight so I had high hopes for this round. I have continued to work out regularly at the Y and taking long…

Day One So I do look quite a bit different. Very little hair – and i’m betting by the next chemo on June 29 it will be COMPLETELY gone. I…

I had to chuckle when I started researching these drugs i’m being injected with. This one bag they hung on the IV pole caught my eye with it’s beautiful ruby…