Happy Anniversary
One year ago today I had my last Carboplatin. I still had two Taxols and six months of immunotherapy ahead, but it was definitely a day to remember. The last carbo was no picnic. I remember being pretty sick, but I knew that since my numbers were going down it was, indeed, going to be my last for at least the immediate future. This past year has been one of adjustment, acceptance, frustration and optimism. The end of December brought the end of my immunotherapy trial, cancelled by the drug maker. I was devastated. I was confident it was helping me, and it left me feeling vulnerable. But shortly thereafter my oncologist tested my tumor and since it was BRCA positive, she started me on a PARP inhibitor, Lynparza. Lynparza has come with its own set of pluses and minuses. The minus is additional fatigue, and initially it made me sicker than chemo. My doctor reduced my dose which helped with the sickness, and we have been upping it slowly. The fatigue, though, stays with me. Jerry and