It's over! One tx down and 5 to go of the TCH days! After these 18 weeks, i'll have Herceptin every 3 weeks. Dr.Jani made a change in plans that I will not have to go every week for the Herceptin in these first 18 weeks! Yay! Thank u all for thinking of me though all this and today!!!!

 

Please support Brittany by Joining or Donating to her "Supporting Brittany", Relay for Life team.  Click here to help (Relay for Life).  Relay is April 20th and Brittany will be on stage saying the Luminary poem that night.  The event starts at 6pm and goes on all night but you do not have to stay the night.  Relay is always a fun event and great to bring the kids too, kind-of like a mini carnival so bring money for food, drinks, etc...

One of the favorite parts of the night is the Mr Relay contest... men dress as women and you vote for the winner with money.  The trick to Mr Relay is to get votes ahead of time.  One of Brittany's friends, Coach Jeremy McKinley from Lake Park Elementary, has agreed to enter Mr Relay on for Supporting Brittany.  Help us get Jeremy the trophy by "voting" for him either that night or through this link. Jeremy for Mr Relay

Thank you for "Supporting Brittany"!

I got my Lifeport cannulated, blood drawn, saw Dr.Jani and now waiting in the infusion waiting room, waiting to be called back for Chemo. Wish me luck!

Wednesday- April 11- Well, TOMMROW is the big day. I take the next step in this journey. I will be officially a "Chemo patient." We check in at 8:30 and will be there ALL day. I will first get lab work drawn, then wait for to see Dr. Jani, then head to the Chemo room. It's gonna be a LONG day for Mark, my mom (my weakest link :) ) and dad and I. They will also be drawing blood to send to for genetic testing for the P53 gene which is also linked to breast cancer. We should have results within a week. This afternoon I went and got all stocked up on hand sanitizer and lysol spray (from now on I will officially be a germafob, but even worse than Mark- HA!) and lots of goodies to snack on for tommrow and the weekend. I would be lying if I did not say I was not afraid- BUT I know that it will be okay in the end. I know this is a bump in the road for me and GREAT things will come out of this. My mind is already a thinkin' of how to make things better for breast cancer patients, especially those who are young (like me). Thank you all for your support through all this and thank you for your continued prayers, faith and steadfast love!

PS: Dont forget to come out to Relay on the 20th. We will have a campsite and I have been asked to read the Luminaria poem that night. I dont care if I am sick as a dog- I WILL be there :) Just look for the big red- PINKED out tent!!!

This week I have another dentist appt on Tuesday, and I start Chemo on Thursday. I have to be @ PPMH @ 8:30. My treatment plan will be Herceptin every week for 18 weeks then every 3 weeks for a full year and Taxotere and Carboplatin every 3 weeks for 18 weeks. They have told me to plan to be there all day on the TCH (big Chemo) days. I will have my bag full of prizes to keep me busy, but it will be a long day for us. My mama and Mark will be there with me. Please pray, I do not have a bad reaction to the Chemo on Thursday. After the 18 weeks I will start radiation. Also on Friday, I will have to go back to recieve a shot called Neulasta which stimulates my bone marrow to improve my WBC count. Thank you all for the calls, texts, cards, donations, meals, EVERYTHING! I promise it does not go unnoticed. Eventually, I will get to the thank you notes. Also, mama is better so thank you for thinking of her. I love you all :)