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AC Chemo Round Two • My Cancer Journey

Chemo round two was on May 31, 2019 and it followed a pretty similar pattern to the first round. As I upload this, I am on day 10 and I would say I feel slightly more fatigued than last time, I have slightly more mouth sours, and today I got an awful headache but I think that was brought on by Neulasta. For myself, chemo effects me as I’m getting the Cyclophosphamide and the first 4-5 days after are consistently bad. After that, I start to improve marginally each day. My first round of chemo was on May 17, 2019. My first four rounds (out of eight total) will be AC chemo, so I am receiving Adriamycin “Red Devil” (Doxorubicin) and Cytoxan (Cyclophosphamide). I am on steroids for the four days after chemo and I receive Neulasta through one shot, 24-48 hours after chemo that I administer myself. I also take Emend and Ondissolve (amazing strip antiemetic). For sleep and anxiety I take Ativan, sparingly. Diagnosis: Locally Advanced Invasive Ductal Carcinoma in left breast with node involvement (possibly up to four nodes but won’t be confirmed until after removal surgery) HER+ | ER/PR- Date of Diagnosis: May 1, 2019 Age at diagnosis: 34 Genetic testing: TBD Chemotherapies: Adriamycin, Cytoxan, Taxol, and Herceptin Schedule of treatment: eight rounds of Chemotherapy done every two weeks, broken into four rounds of two, lumpectomy if chemo is effective (mastectomy if not) with a complete axillary dissection of lymph nodes (ALND) on the left side, 25-35 sessions of radiation, and Herceptin injections every three weeks for one year If you have any questions please ask me in the comments section below. I am documenting my journey on my personal Facebook, feel free to follow me there as all the cancer related posts are public. You can also contact me there by sending a message:   / tiahansman