<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/chemotherapy5.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2157" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/chemotherapy5-200x150.jpg" alt="chemotherapy5" width="200" height="150" /></a>Jane had another meeting with her oncologist today. The good news is that the treatment has been successful in stopping the cancer however it hasn't gone away and the oncologist has told us that Jane must continue with the Pertuzumab and Trastuzumab for the foreseeable future (forever). Dr Intrivici explained that we must approach this like it was insulin injections for diabetes or dialysis for kidney failure, it is ongoing and we need to work our lives around the treatments every 3 weeks. There might be exceptions when we go on holiday and we will have to work around this but it is better than the alternative. Although this sounds rather bleak at least it is manageable and the alternative is unthinkable.

When Jane is in her third week after the treatment she has plenty of energy and her appetite is almost back to normal. We're hoping that without the Docetaxel the side effects will be far less but only time will tell. She has started wearing her wig because her hair has become very thin and it does keep her head warm, I don't notice now as Jane is Jane, the same Jane I've known and loved for over 43 years.

Monday 1st December is her final treatment of all three drugs.