The past week or so, since the last post, has been pretty mellow due to the extra fluids and meds! 🙏🏼 My chemo symptoms had cleared up, almost completely gone…up until last Sunday, when the dreaded 24hr stomach bug hit our house 🥴. Charleigh was first and I reached a whole new level of motherhood by catching her 🤮 with my hands. It hit me on Tuesday, and thankfully cleared quickly so I was feeling better for my infusion on Thursday.
‘Woah, we’re half way there
Woah, livin’ on a prayer
Take my hand, we’ll make it I swear
Woah, livin’ on a prayer’
I may not be the biggest Bon Jovi fan but boy do these lyrics resonate! We are HALF WAY THERE (DONE) with chemo! I am half way through this first phase of kicking cancers ass and I can’t be more excited! Thursday, my actual Infusion day, was uneventful. Still trying the cryotherapy on my hands and feet to prevent neuropathy! It’s painful at times but ultimately tolerable so hopefully it is actually working.
I met with my doctor before my infusion. We chatted about which meds to take and when to take them…oops! Mom brain. COVID brain. Chemo brain. ALL the things. Apparently I wasn’t taking all my medications correctly 😂 . There’s so many meds to keep track of, but we got it all sorted out and came up with a plan for my constant nausea. My bloodwork came back within an acceptable range to do the infusion. She said my white blood cell count was down a little and I was a bit anemic. All of these symptoms are par for the course with chemotherapy treatments. We are also going to be scheduling a routine follow up echocardiogram to monitor my heart, to make sure the Perjeta is not causing any adverse side effects.
The chemo side effects have hit a lot sooner this time around. My infusion was Thursday and Friday I woke up with fatigue and nausea. So prayers we are able to get it under control fairly quickly since it’s hitting me sooner this time around.
Once again I can not express our gratitude for the CONTINUING amount of support we have been shown in many, many ways. The amount of support we have received from near and far and in SO many different ways has truly helped me feel the strength and power to show this awful disease the door. I (we) would not be able to do it with you all 💗 Please continue to tag or send me pictures when you wear your pink, #alysasarmy or #pearlsandpinkingofyou shirts. If you feel the want to help/support further, we still have the meal train set up through the summer to help with recovery after when my surgeries.
Ps. Who is ready for this Super Bowl half time show?!! 🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♀️
Prayers for this week: getting nausea under control quickly, no more stomach bugs grace our household with their presence, I follow my medication regime correctly 🙃, and the sassitude from our 2yo dampens—just a little
Dates of next treatments: 3/3; 3/24; 4/14
Surgery date: June 2nd (mastectomy & reconstruction)
Love,
Alysa & Blake
‘May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy.’ -Colossians 1:11
Alysa's Army 
Alysa- you are a warrior and you have got this,
Love,
Patty
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