- Foiled Again

Oh, dear me, we're back at square one. Well, I guess I should say I'm back at square one - you're not, unless you consider that following my journey on this blog kind of symbolically, in a mysterious sort of way, puts you also back at square one. If you get my drift.

Anyways, Monday was Hospital Day for me again, and after my regular blood test, it was off to my appointment with Dr. Cohen who, it turns out, is still very troubled about my situation and the fact that three weeks after both chemos, I developed SSVV - Stupid Small Vessel Vasculitis (that extra "S" is added by me, in case you didn't know).

Dr. Cohen has a wonderful reputation at the Jewish General and I'm just so impressed with how conscientious and concerned he is. He assured me that he has been consulting with other Jewish General specialists, including Dr. Billick (an Internist) and Dr. Small (an Allergist). 

Hmm . . . turns out the specialists are equally perplexed and don't quite know what to make of my rare, they've-never-seen-this-before reaction to this AC chemo. 

Well, I suppose I should tell them that I am a Drama Queen. If they're gonna know anything about me, it's that if there's a way to be different, I will find it, thank you very much. After all, who wants to be normal??? Not I!!!

Well, anyways, the result of everything is that my chemo has been delayed yet another week. That's two weeks now and counting. And next Monday is a no-go, also, because next Monday is when I see Dr. Peter Small, the Allergist who will try to figure out why my body has this particular aversion to AC chemo. 

You'd think my body would be co-operating, wouldn't you? I mean, what human body do you know that would want to have cancer cells bouncing around it? Sheesh! Picky, picky! It's like my body is saying, "No, no, no - I don't want that chemo chasing away random cancer cells . . . I want another chemo! Whaddya got?" 

And basically the doctors are saying, "Oy vey!" (remember, I'm at the Jewish General Hospital) "There is no other suitable chemo! Unless you want one that is toxic and makes you puke, already!" Silly body.

Well, what can I say? The doctors are faced with a very difficult decision and they aren't quite sure what to do. 

I suggested skipping over this phase of the chemo and moving along to the next phase, which is Taxol and Herceptin combined, but Dr. Cohen doesn't like that idea.

He's explaining that the recipe they have has proven to be effective in so many of their breast cancer patients and they don't want to mess with that recipe. Skipping over the remaining two cycles of AC chemo could jeopardize my chances of beating this beast, and they just aren't eager to take that big a risk.

Aww, I'm touched. They care about me. Next time I'm in, I think all my doctors and me should have a group hug. 

No, seriously - I think it's great that they are doing their darndest to try and figure out what's best. I guess I'll find out after the results of the allergy test are in, but it means that I won't be getting any chemo until at least the end of the month.

"Well, in other news", as they say on TV, you may or may not have noticed in the last posting, "Fit As A Fiddle", I was wearing my handy-dandy brand new wig! I got it from Windsor, Ontario from a sweet lady named Jackie. She owns a store there called From the Heart Card, Gift and Wig Boutique.

I found her online and now we're friends and everything! She sent me my new wiggie and I just love it. The other one is history. This one is way cooler!
 

I posted all kinds of wiggies on my Facebook page and my Facebook friends voted on which one they liked the best, and this one was the clear winner. 

So now I am feeling very gorgeous and I don't have to go outside in the cold with a bald head or with a wig that I don't like all that much. The other one was okay but this is my fave.

Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. I guess there isn't any other Drama Queen news for now, so I'll love you and leave you, but stay tuned right here on "The Young and the Breastless" for the next episode, coming soon to a blog near you!

Love, Wendy