Rosanna's Metastatic Breast Cancer Journey

Halfway through my Taxol treatment.  I am taking the time to find joy in the journey every day.   Last Friday (October 11) I had Round #6 of Taxol.  My blood counts were still looking strong, though I did have a slight scare.  The nurse was reading someone else's platelet count and she told me that my platelets were too low for treatment but that they were contacting a doctor to try to get me approved.  Turns out my platelet count was fine.  This is why they ask you a thousand times for your full name and date of birth.  I hope that the other person was able to get good news and the doctor approved their treatment for the day.  I can imagine that it would be pretty disappointing to be sent home once you get yourself there. Sunday evening my stomach began to hurt again, just like it did the week before.  This week it dawned on me that maybe this was nausea and not the stomach flu.  I took a prescription nausea pill and it seemed...

I'm not going to lie... I've had a rough two weeks.  After my last post, I was hit hard with the cold that I was trying to fight.  I fought a low-grade fever for two days and used more tissues in the past two weeks than I think I've used in the past several years.  My energy was completely gone.  It was a reminder that Stage 4 cancer is serious business.  After a week of trying to get better on my own, I went to the doctor and was given a z-pack.  Within two days I was starting to feel much better. I'm thankful that the cold seems to be behind me and am praying that I don't get hit any time soon with another round. I had treatment #5 of Taxol Friday, October 4.  My oncologist was unavailable to see me, so I saw another oncologist.  She told me that my labs show a healthy 20-year old.  The only count that was a little bit off was my white blood cell count, but I have seen it lower.  It seems like my body recovered well from the cold....