Chemo - 4 down, 2 to go

I had my fourth chemo treatment on Tuesday, new drug this time - Docetaxel. Initially the nurse tried to go in my left hand, the same vein as last time, which immediately blew (went through to the other side) so we had to move to the right hand. I have some quite impressive bruising on both hands now! Apparently the damage isn't permanent though, just some internal scarring that will eventually heal.

Luckily I was in the 60% who don't have a reaction to the drug (difficulty breathing) so that was fairly uneventful. I got to wear some lovely cold mittens and slippers to try to prevent damage to my hands/feet/nails so hopefully they did the job:

There has been much less nausea this time, but I have to admit that I am really tired.

Not too much else to report. I have appointments with the surgeon and genetic counsellors for the week after next, to discuss surgery and whether a potential genetic "mistake" caused my cancer at this age respectively. Will keep posting any news as I get it.