Aug 29/2013 #1 Treatment

Dear Friends,Family,

I woke up this morning singing This is the day. I had fear of not knowing what to expect but it was all Ok. I'm in good spirits right now . I ate noodles and I must drink a total of 10 bottles of waters a day.

Dr. Shalan said my 3rd day would be more restless and fatigue. I must make myself eat and walk during the day .i was prescribe 2 medication 1. Emend. 2. Ondansetron  both are for nausea.

Can you believe 3 Walgreens in Rosenberg had no supply of #1= emend that's the one I needed for today? Will be in stock tomorrow at 10am. 2nd med they only gave me 15 tablet I was prescribe 90 . That one I only take as needed. I have to follow up next week Thurday for blood count making sure it doesn't go low . I will update all of you to see how I'm feeling on my 3rd day. Thank You again for caring . God bless 

Rachel

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Echocardiogram Appt.

I went to my appt. had the ultrasound done. My nurse Mardi Reschedule my 1st treatment til Thursday 29. At 1:30 pm . I really feel like my spirits are up and I am ready to get this part over. I went grocery shopping this weekend for all my greens vegetables and fruits. Fish and chicken diet..and v8 juicing...

I want to encourage each and everyone of my female family and friends to please get your yearly mammograms. I do ask that you continue to pray and ask your friends and family to pray for me and  my family.

Love,

Rachel

Last day @ Benchmark

I'd like to thank all my wonderful co-workers for wearing pink ribbons  on my behalf on Friday 23rd.

Thank You again for all your prayer and support,

With my heart,

Rachel

Update from JoAnn

My mother will need to have an Echocardiogram/cardiac echo X-ray prior to her first chemo treatment on Tuesday August 27^th.  This is an ultrasound of the heart simply being used to ensure her heart is strong enough for the chemo meds.  She will have one treatment on the 27^th and will then have 3 week period off to allow her body to rebuild strength.  This is the planned schedule pattern for her first round of chemo treatment.   Her second round of chemo will be administered one month after recovering from surgery (mastectomy). 

Yesterday we were fortunate to learn the results of her body scan which confirmed the cancer has not spread beyond her lymph nodes.  The bones or any other major organs have not been affected by the aggressive cancer than lies within. 

Please keep our mother in your prayers as we only see her becoming stronger in this battle.

JoAnn

Update from Rachel

1. I just want to say thank you Jesus for listening to my prayers and to all my family that had me in their prayers. The PET / CT scan Was negative; it didn't spread to any of my body organs.

2. My hormone receptors tests were Triple – negative; on Estrogen, Progesterone, HER2.  This means that I will need to do a Brac testing to see if I carry the genes that are hereditary to my daughter.

3. I'm in stage 3 C; Adenocarcinoma (Type of cancer) on left Breast Cancer.

4. My next appt will be for an ultrasound on my heart to determine if I'm capable to handle the chemo treatments.

5. I’m scheduled for a total of 4 treatments. My 1st chemo treatment will be on Tuesday August 27 and my second treatment will be 3 weeks after that.

6. Dr. Shalan was very informative about my type of cancer growing on my lymph nodes around breast and under my collar bone. He informed me that there would be hair loss after my 1st treatment. Sunday after mass I went and had my haircut...I did it for my grandkids.

Rachel

Update from Rachel

Rachel has an 8am appt on Monday August the 19th for a PEM Scan (Positron Emission Mammography) which basically captures a snapshot of any suspicious mass or tumors.  (This scan will reveal the size, shape and location and after chemo treatments it will also determine how much the tumor has shrunk)

She also has a 3:30 appt Monday afternoon to consult with a chemotherapy oncologist to discuss my mothers treatment.  (types of meds needed, duration, the frequency of treatment and ultimately when they will begin)