Herceptin #8

I had my followup appointment with Panwalker today. The first thing, he said to me was " So what did you decide?" I had to laugh. He does a good job letting me think I am in charge. ;) I told him that I would schedule a couple more Herceptins but still am choosing to not take Tamoxifen at all. I figured that I might as well keep my doctor at least half way happy as long as I am here. However, I don't want to continue the Herceptin after we leave and definitely not into the new year. (I already hit my insurance maximum for the year. No reason to hit my maximum for 2013 with one round of Herceptin.) Other than that, he said everything looks great. He wants to see me back in 3 months or before we leave the country. 

Back in the Infusion Center, Samantha was my nurse for the day. She was a lot of fun and so sweet. She let me ramble on about my blog and even show her a couple of things on the iPad I borrowed. 

My stinky left hand veins did their usual. You think one will cooperate and then.... ha! Just Kidding! It disappears after you poke it. Dangit! The second time we did it more in my wrist and it worked like a charm. I don't know why they do that. Buggers! Besides that, the day was quick and uneventful. [Except dropping off the Chemo hats] I did get to visit with my Volunteer friend Becky. This is her last Friday up at the Center until next Summer. {Insert sad face}. I'm so glad I got to see her one more time. And... she got a job at a local Quilt shop so I'm positive I'll see her there some time! Yeah!
Here's my little bandaged hand after my visit:

And here's what my hand looked like a 3 days later. Kucky! I can't tell you how excited I will be when all the pokes and bruises are over!