A calm day

Then again maybe not!?
I don’t know what to expect next week. I am due to start 'Herceptin' on Wednesday and understand that it either is administered via IV or and injection. Being a wimp, if I get the choice, I will go for IV , I think.

I guess it depends on how much liquid they are putting into me. I shudder at the thought of a long needle that takes five minutes to empty into my arm……… IV therefore might be better.

Hopefully I will also find out on Wednesday when I can start Radiology, which ideally I would want this week.

I am worried of course about the side effects of Herceptin. I know they are nothing like Chemo, but having felt so well, and almost ‘back to normal’ the last week or two, I don’t relish the thought of feeling sick again.

In Summary  (https://www.drugs.com/sfx/herceptin-side-effects.html)

Common side effects of Herceptin include: febrile neutropenia, infection, skin rash, nausea, vomiting, fever, dizziness, headache, weakness, pain, rhinitis, flu-like symptoms, diarrhea, neutropenia, insomnia, pharyngitis, abdominal pain, back pain, chills, and anorexia. Other side effects include: urinary tract infection, tachycardia, edema, arthralgia, paresthesia, anemia, depression, ostealgia, and sinusitis. See below for a comprehensive list of adverse effects.

I will need to google most of these. Anything finishing in ‘….ia’, ( with the exception of one or two) I have never heard of.

I have today mastered the courage of washing ‘Angelina’ ( my shorter wig). I realise that this might sound silly, but I was worried that after washing it the hairs would  fall out. ( out of the wig) This really would be all I need a wig with bald patches, showing my bald patch. That would clear the pavement in front of me.

My ‘savior’, Moses in the wig shop, had told me to buy the best shampoo and conditioner I could buy. He recommended ‘Wella’ and explained how to wash it. I have to say, a weird feeling, applying an expensive conditioner ( I never spent that money on my own hair) to a wig in the sink in front of me.

Having said that ‘Angelina’ is now looking glam again and I would like to add, I lost no hairs when I  brushed the tangles out. A result!