Jessica's Journey

 AC Treatment #2 I had my second AC treatment on Thursday.  The biggest hiccup this time was accessing my port.  The nurses couldn't get it to flush properly.  They tried a second time to access the port.  They ended up putting a clot busting medication into my port and leaving it there for thirty min to see if that was the problem.  It flushed after that, but still not well.  They decided to access my port for a THIRD time.  This time they used a larger needle and it worked perfectly!  The infusion went well.  It was also a keytruda day for me so we were there a little longer. So far I've been handling these rounds of treatment fairly well.  The biggest thing I've dealt with is fatigue and weakness.  Please keep praying for me as I continue on this journey.    

 CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT #12 I got so nervous, anticipating my first AC treatment that I forgot to even post about last week's victory!  I completed my twelfth treatment of twelve!  It was a big day for me.  Everything was great and I also received my keytruda treatment that day as well.  Once again, I want to thank each one of you for all your prayers and support throughout this journey.  

  AC TREATMENT #1 I had my first AC treatment today.  AC stands for Adriamycin/Cyclophosphamide, two different chemo drugs.  The Adriamycin is the one I've been most afraid of.  It's commonly known as red devil chemo....mainly for its color and extremely harsh side effects.  I faced my fear today and everything went very well during the infusion.  Now I wait.  I'll be going every two weeks for this particular chemo treatment, as it takes that long for my body to recover in between.  They also placed a device on the back of my arm that will deliver an injection approximately 27 hours after my chemo.  It will inject a medication that will stimulate my bone marrow to produce more white blood cells.  This is in place so my counts don't get too low.  I'm so happy to have the first one completed.  Only three more to go!