Post chemo update
I’m over two months out from my last full chemo therapy. My hair is growing back and my strength is returning more each day. Some days I get the kids on the bus and go back to bed; some days I’m full of energy and feel like I want to jump back into life again. It’s unpredictable what type of day I’ll have, so I’m trying to keep my to-do list and expectations low. I’m excited for summer, but also a little nervous about having enough energy to manage the kids all day, everyday. I continue to have infusions every three weeks. I get an infusion of targeted immunotherapy (herceptin and perjeta) to try to keep the cancer in remission, and a third drug (zometa) to strengthen my bones. So far it’s working. I had another clean PET scan in May that showed no disease progression. I also take a pill daily (tamoxifen) to prevent my estrogen from feeding the cancer. I’m so thankful to be done with chemo and have limited side effects at this point. I’d say the worst side effects now are fatigue and