#halaven

There I am, that little boat in the water, trying to keep upright. Almost finished with my second round of Halaven. Whether its working to shrink down the tumor under my arm, I don’t know, but it seems to be getting smaller. No other symptoms except I unfortunately lost my hair after only a mere two weeks. It became a bit overwhelming for me when in the shower, after teaching yoga, the hair just rained down over my face. It felt as if I was swimming in seaweed and it wouldn’t let up. The doctor said my hair would thin. But really, who wants to walk around with skalp showing through strands of hair?

So, here I go again. My eyebrows and lashes are still intact, as well as other parts I guess. Just the damn hair. Oh well, I guess I get to grow back those fun chemo curls. I loved that. Just takes a long time. Other than that, I’m just tootling around on my new bike to work. I have to post of picture of that new beauty. Yeah, got my old job back. That’s another story.

Yeah, I'll admit it. I expected to come back in August with glowing reports of NED. No Evidence of Disease. But I didn't. I had to take a break from putting my feelings down. Isn't this supposed to be a fight that ends victorious? There wasn't supposed to be an epilogue. Merely yearly reports of a glowing healthy body.

But I'm not there yet. Six months of Xeloda only to find out there is no improvement. Instead only a creeping growth in my lymph nodes. Nothing past the margins of what used to be my breast, so all other places holding fort.

Next comes another drug, Halaven. The thing about this stage, is that there is no time limit. At least, when I initially started chemo in the “good old days,” I received a number, happily skipping along to each countdown. Now, there is no time limit, only until you can’t stand the symptoms anymore or there is no improvement.

As proof, here is the aftermath of Xeloda. It’s graphic. Sorry. My hands and feet take a beating and will most likely lose my big toe nails. At least with Halaven, one doesn’t worry about hand and foot syndrome, only neuropathy which can lead to nerve damage. My poor hands and feet. When I come out of this, I will treat you to the best mani-pedi and slather you with oils never imagined.

I start Halaven today.

Menunggu Satu Dekade, Akhirnya Obat Baru Kanker Payu Dara Meluncur di Inggris

farmasetika.com – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), suatu badan non-departemen kesehatan di Inggris, menyetujui Halaven (eribulin) dari perusahaan farmasi Eisai kemarin (3/11) untuk pengobatan rutin penderita kanker payudara stadium lanjut atau metastasis yang telah menyebar setelah pengobatan dua rejimen kemoterapi.

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