At the risk of sounding totally redundant yet again about milestones, today marked the 9th herceptin infusion. That’s 9 out of 17 treatments, so I am officially over the halfway mark to DONE, as in stick a fork in it DONE! As in, the fat lady is gonna sing DONE! Finally, after a year, it will all be over. Just in time for Turkey Day, or Fish and Tequila Day for us, since we usually celebrate in Cabo.
In the blessings department, my eyes are no longer streaming water, my burn and rash are slowly fading, my nausea is all but gone and I’m sleeping without pills. And perhaps most exciting of all, at least for my vanity’s sake, is that I am seeing growth on my head. It’s most visible when viewed in my 5X magnification mirror, but hey, growth is growth! For those of you who would like an ETA for hair re-growth, from my personal experience, it’s been about 6 weeks post chemo before I saw any evidence of five o’clock stubble up there.
Since life is returning to good again, I am going to jump on a plane next week to join H in Denver for a few days. I love springtime in the Rockies, and look forward to the singing of the birds, the fresh scent of Douglas pines and the pure, cold well water of home.
May. 22, 2013
Judy Richter 