Chemo 2 Is Done

Chemo is done for another 3 weeks, I was in and out in little over 2 hours and then my daughter took me to lunch and a quick look for pink shoes and no, I did not get any. Yes, I put my hand out and my nurse Glen did his thing, I am a good patient. I have 2 more treatments in this AC course.

Thursday when I went in for blood work, they saw me and said stat and I wondered why and found out that chemo patients are done that way so the results get to the Dr quickly and when I went upstairs for my appointment the results were already there. . . Amazing.

The good news I received at my Dr visit was that I am HER2 positive and will be receiving Herceptin once I start on Taxane and this drug will then be a part any treatment I receive for the next year as I battle breast cancer. It is my understanding that it improves my chances a whole bunch and I do like bunches (flowers, grapes, strawberry tomatoes, celantro, bananas, people, etc etc).

Today, I am going on a Red Hat Outing and we are lunching on Coronado, you can tell we are Red Hatters because we all have a hat on, well now isn't that convenient for me. We are an eclectic group of ladies and I am one of the young ones.

My dog Hannah has an appointment at the groomer today and when I leash her and go to take her out the back door she will dig in and not want to go as she knows we are going somewhere in the car, oh well she is a 9 lb dog and I am the mistress and she will go and be beautiful when I pick her up and ever so glad to see me.

Monday, I am going to a class put on by the National Cosmetology Association and it is called Look Good...Feel Better and is a program for women undergoing treatment for cancer and is a two hour hands on workshop including a 12 step skin care and make-up program and we receive a complimentary kit of cosmetics to use during the program and then take home. My nails may be affected by my chemo and they will also address nail care. They will also talk about being bald.

I also have Bunco on Monday and have been in my group for almost 20 years, the women change, the group stays the same. They will gather around and we will hug and they will put their hands and hearts out and I will know that I am loved and cared about a great deal, it is a good thing.

A moment in my time,

Kathryn Konrad