It's all in the numbers

Had treatment yesterday. Two weeks ago I had another allergic reaction to the Taxol, which was strange because I hadn't had a reaction in a while and the reaction was delayed. What does this mean? It means that I have to go back on pretreatments of Benedryl and Steroids. So I haven't slept since the night before yesterday. I've got a lot of energy, I think to Thom's chagrin because I'm having him do a bunch of chores and stuff. LOL

I got my cancer markers back and the news is great again! The CA27-29 went down from 155 to 126, and the CEA went down from 3.7 to 3.6. I know some of you don't know what the numbers mean, but I can tell you that the lower the better! The doctor is pleased and doesn't see any need to do any scans. I see the doctor again in January.

I've been feeling good, been organizing the house and getting a lot of items ready for a yard sale in the spring. I've also been decorating...something I haven't done in a while. I have been finding all sorts of stuff while cleaning up, things I've forgotten I had. It's like Christmas!

Other than that, not much happening! We're having a Halloween party soon, so that should be fun!! I love Halloween!

Oh! I drove to Boston. Thom was in the car, but I handled the drive very well! We got stuck in traffic, and even though I was secretly flipping out, I calmed myself down and made it through. Thom didn't even realize I was having a panic attack. Baby steps. I keep telling him I did fine because he was in the car, but he keeps telling me that this was a major milestone. I suppose! I'm the hardest on myself and I always feel I have to perform everything perfectly. I need to chill! LOL

I have next week off from chemo. Will write more later!

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