Before Chemo

I start my first chemo treatment this Wednesday. That is if my heart is healthy enough to take it which we will find out on Tuesday. I will be on dose-dense adriamycin/cytoxan for two months and then will get Taxol for two more months. A month after chemo is finished I plan to have a mastectomy--possibly bilateral plus reconstruction.

I will try to blog my way through this experience as often as possible. I know it helps me to read others' blogs of their chemo/surgical experiences, so I hope the same for my blog.

Coincidentally I am finishing my last two weeks of college at the same time I begin my treatment for breast cancer. The timing is both good and bad. Good because the majority of my work is behind me and my teachers are all being wonderful and understanding. Bad because it is taking some of the fun out of finishing what has been a very long journey. The important thing is I am finishing my B.A. . . . finally and that I am beginning my fight against the disease . . . finally.