Makeup And Meds

Friday 15th March Yesterday I met with my oncologist for my second round of Chemotherapy and to get the results from my recent lung biopsy. The news was not what we were hoping......I am not positive for T790M and I have less pld -1 than originally thought. This means I am not a candidate for Tagrisso (which we were hoping for) and we have to see if  immunotherapy will still be as effective in the brain. What does this mean for me? - It means that I will continue with Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy as the best option for me. - I'll get an MRI on my whole body (including brain) in about 3 weeks (to see if its working in the brain since radiation and immunotherapy - I'm basically starting all over again....(12 weeks from now) - more pain from chemotherapy in cancer areas.  - May look at other EFGR treatments (should this not be effective) Have to say the information was tough to hear because I was preparing myself for coming out of this and starting to feel better, n

Sunday 11th March This week has been a t ough week...... so there is a mini blog update. I had recovery from 2 operations (lung biopsy and chemotherapy port insertion) and recovery from my 1st round of chemotherapy and immunotherapy. It was a matter of wait and see how I feel. The first couple of days were not too bad, I was awake for a lot of the day (which is good) and I didn't have my head in a bucket (vomiting). I've also start ed to eat a bit more, which is much better than the nurses and I expected. Glad to have the nausea under control with a crap load of medication.  My Dr told me that I would probably start to feel really terrible (no energy, increased pain in cancer areas, nausea, tummy pain, generally feeling shocking etc) from the chemo by the weekend.....but so far so good. The symptoms I'm feeling aren't too bad, maybe I'll get a way with it lightly 😊 #nosuchluck   Then Tuesday 6th March arrived an

Monday 26th of February After another busy week I had the house to myself so that my mum could pack for her move in a few weeks. So, I made the most of the situation and slept most of the day. I woke up at about 2:30pm.... I clearly needed it!!!!  Mum had Harper at her place and they got stuff done!!  Gorgeous Gill brought Kiara home after school and we had a bit of a catch up. Then after netball training finished beautiful Kay brought Tahlia home with a fresh batch of her world famous brownies..... Still warm and delicious!!! Also after we finally have the Internet in our rental...... NBN guys came and sorted it out today!  Also heard from Gary today and I feel better that he feels Targrisso is not a better option than chemo and immunotherapy for me at this stage, however, it's still an option for us we can use it if required.  We learned there are many different types of chemotherapy. People receive different chemotherapy based on their situation and everyone i