by D'Arcy | March 24, 2024
Boooo, no fun. I’ve had two of the six to eight cycles of capecitabine. I’ve developed a rash, hand and foot syndrome, where the skin gets dry and begins to peel, diarrhea, and then the fun really began. I had begun my next cycle of capecitabine on Tuesday morning,...
by D'Arcy | January 13, 2024
Yay! I’m done with radiation. Redness, peeling, and itching began about three-quarters of the way through the process. Kindly, my radiation oncologist put me on a break Friday through Tuesday over the Christmas holiday. That helped my skin heal immensely and it never...
by D'Arcy | December 11, 2023
So far so good with radiation. My first day was the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and the last day will be sometime the first week of January. They’ve added some extra days into the second week of January for any days missed in the process. I’m scheduled for 33...
by D'Arcy | September 24, 2023
Hello! It’s officially Fall and about 6 weeks since my lumpectomies. I have permission from my surgeon “without going gang busters” to use my arms. It was important for me to use them as little as possible to heal faster with less pain, and to minimize the risk of...
by D'Arcy | August 8, 2023
Hello! A quick update. The surgery is a go for tomorrow since I only had a low grade fever. It’s been in the normal range since last night. 😘...
