Round TWO: Welcoming CHEMO with a CLASSY haircut!
30 November 2017
After a month since her right mastectomy, Odessa has recovered well from surgery. Her bombshell (JP) drain is out of the picture, her bruises has gone and her two boobies is getting more identical everyday! Praise God and thanks a bunch to her fantastic surgeons!
She has finally met her Oncologist (cancer doctor) few weeks ago and has given her the regimen for chemotherapy. The initial plan of 4 to 6 cycles of chemo turned into 15 cycles. This was based on the markers from her biopsy. Though we were saddened by the length of her treatment, we know that it will do the best for her and cure her completely. (In Jesus' name!)
With the length of her chemo cycles also comes the expense of the treatment. One drug was particularly expensive, called HERCEPTIN, which would cost P80,000 per cycle. She would need this starting on her 4th cycle and all the way through her 15th cycle.
This is her chemo regimen:
1st to 3rd cycle - 5FU +Epirubicin +Cyclophosphamide (FEC) + Granisetron
4th to 6th cycle - Paclitaxel + Herceptin
7th to 15th cycle - Herceptin
Next 5 years - Oral Tamoxifen
She is now scheduled for her 1st chemo on Dec 2, 2017. Kindly whisper a prayer for her that she may cured from the good effects of her medications and be protected from the bad side effects.
We thank you for all the support, kindness and generosity we have received. We continue to knock in your hearts to help her with with her medical expenses. God bless you all!
