Yesterday's Power Port surgery went well. Thank you Sharon for driving!The skin prep they use is a povidone-iodine something or other. It's orange-colored. They forgot to remind me post surgery that I was orange from the chest on up to my ears. Yup. Part of my face too. On the way home I got some strange looks when I walked into Starbucks.
I got home around noon and promptly fell asleep. The port-a-cath borders between very uncomfortable and "pain". Tomorrow I
begin the first of my one year of chemo. Eww. Icky icky.
The chemo is Herceptin, Carboplatin and Docetaxel (Taxotere). The common side effects are many and disgusting. 1x every 3 weeks for 6 rounds. Then it's just the Herceptin to finish out the year.
From the Daily Book of Positive Quotations:
"People are like stained glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within."
~ Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
I pray I can find a light from within...
