Yes ... it was that time again today ... to make sure that my old ticker is not being damaged by Herceptin. Went to St. Mary's at 3:00 pm to get my EKG done. If something is wrong I am sure that I will be hearing from Dr. Schaffer's office because she told me in the beginning that if there is any damage at all, she will stop the Herceptin right away.
I haven't noticed anything to give me alarm. Sometimes I feel as if I can't quite catch my breath but that has not impacted my quality of life. I work fulltime, I exercise, cook and clean, so I doubt if this is anything. Considering what my body has gone through this year I am surprised it has not crashed in despair.
I've survived the horrors of this year by keeping my life as normal as possible. After the EKG we went shopping for clothes for the Angel Tree. I picked an 11-month-old boy -- again more clothes for girls than boys!
John took me out to dinner and then to Trader Joe's where I found roti paratha, channa masala and stollen! No December is complete for me if I do not have my marzipan stollen ... it's the little things that make me happy.
We also bought a gingerbread house for Sarah and David to decorate. I am really looking forward to Christmas. I am deeply grateful for every day that I am alive, and so incredibly sad for all the women all over the world who encounter this disease. Dear Lord, let there be a cure for this crappy disease in my lifetime.
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