So, do I really LOVE chemo?
No, but I am so excited to tell you all about how well my newest chemotherapy treatments went last week. I started a new drug last week developed by local, Genentech, with funds from the LLS and TNT. How cool is that? http://www.rituxan.com/ Check it out, it is pretty cool.
So, I was at Contra Costa Oncology all day on Thursday for my treatment, and it went well besides the reaction I had to it (think -- hives, itching, throat swelling, etc.) but my chemo nurses stopped it right away with some steroids and we were able to keep going. This treatment compared to my last drug, was much better in terms of feeling better, and more awake. Normally I am passed out the entire treatment session and the whole rest of the day. With Rituxan I was awake for most of the treatment (5-6 hours) and then I felt great afterwards, better than I have in months. And my oncologist said I was responding so well to the treatments that we could go ahead with a surgery we have had to delay due to low platelet counts. Surgery is scheduled for Feb 25th, and that will pause my training a little, but excited to get it out of the way sooner than later in the training season. So, yeah, I kinda love chemo right now!
Training is going well, this Saturday, I ran/walked 3 miles with my team and Trevor biked 28 miles with his team. Cool thing about Trevor's training on Saturday was that one of his teammates actually works for Genentech and helped develop Rituxan, (my new chemo drug)!!! Very cool, such a great connection Trevor made, since they were able to discuss my treatments at length. Cool for him too cause he got to hear about how his hard work is paying off for one of his teammate's wife!
So I guess maybe I do have tons of LOVE for Chemotherapy today!
Happy Valentine's Day everyone, thanks for your support!
--Annalee
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