I took my first dose of Xeloda yesterday. I take two in the morning, and two in the evening for one week on, followed by one week off. I am in the process of learning a new pattern around which I will plan my life.
I didn't feel any different yesterday other than I couldn't sleep last night. It takes awhile for the side effects to kick in, but I can feel them coming...little things are making themselves known in my body already. I can feel it...let's hope the cancer can too.
Taking a chemo pill is very different for me than going in and getting an infusion. I am in control of making sure I take the pills, which I don't have a problem with...but knowing that they could potentially make me sick is the tough part.
Tomorrow morning go in for my weekly blood work, and also to have an education session with the nurse practitioner about Xeloda & Coumadin.
Of course I have been doing my own research and found 3 other women on one of the breast cancer support sites that I visit who started taking Xeloda this week as well. We are scattered all over the country, the internet can be an amazing thing.
I am also meeting with a guy tomorrow on my lunch hour who is going to look at (and hopefully fix) my broken shower. I really do hate home improvements while they are being done, but I love when they are finished. I wish I could just fast forward to the finished part.
Other than all that (and refinancing my home), it's just work as usual. I am hoping that I will be feeling well enough to attend Izabella's 3rd birthday party on Saturday.
I am also hoping that her groovy present arrives in time...
I have been tracking her progress and it looks like she arrived at the UPS warehouse today! Hopefully she will be delivered to me tomorrow.
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