So tomorrow I go in for my port surgery. Ironically enough while googling more information on what to expect I came across another blogger writing about her battle with breast cancer at the age of 36. I now have a new friend in Vancouver Canada. While I enjoyed reading her blog and seeing some similarities with what I have gone through it was also a little overwhelming to see what's in store for me. I will be giving myself a Neulasta injection the day following chemo in order to boost my cells. From what I've heard the main side effect of this injection is PAIN. Muscle pain, join pain, bone pain. Not really looking forward to that part. I'm praying that I only have to do it during the AC treatments and not during the Taxol treatments as well. I can do anything for 2 months right?!
Tomorrow I have to be at OSU at 6 am for an 8:15 procedure. I will try and update my blog and/or facebook as soon as I'm able so that everyone knows how I am doing. If not I will have Brian update as he did earlier while recovering from my mastectomy surgery. I'm hoping I feel up to going to the grocery store tomorrow evening..maybe I can talk Brian into letting me have some Menchie's too :)
Friday we will start off at OSU at 8:15 and it's expected we will be there for a good couple of hours while I have my blood work done, I meet with the doctor to go over the blood work and then 2 different drugs have to be administered separately. It is also my understanding that they will be doing a lot of educating while the process is going on, and they also have to show me how to self inject for the Neulasta. I expect to be at the hospital for the majority of the day. Brian is MOD this weekend so the plan is for me to go stay at the hotel with him so I can relax while he works. I just hope I'm up for the yummy food that is usually had there!! Again I will try and update my blog and or facebook as soon as I am able to following chemo on Friday.
Please say a prayer for me these next couple of days, I can use all the help I can get!!
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