Yes, I am finally updating a note on my journey blog. I forget about doing this because I have a very successful business that keeps me going all the time!<\/p>\n
My business “Dianne’s Pet Services<\/a>” had gotten to the point of needing to have a back up plan if I got overloaded, because there was a month that I actually hit the exhaustion point of burn out. I thought I can’t do that with a fun business I created!!<\/p>\n I am with a great Professional Pet Sitters’ network and when I get calls and inquiries for assignments that I can not fill I have other professionals that are now my peers and some friends to refer to and feel confident about!<\/p>\n I am still getting my every 6 months intravenous infusions of Zometa for bone density because of the Aromasin I have to take daily depletes my bones. I still hate it, but found the last few times that on the day of my infusion, if I take this essential oil blend of Digest Zen and drink ginger tea, it helps with the nausea.<\/p>\n Although this time around which I had my infusion on July 11, I have been the sickest ever. It seems that the symptoms of the side effects get worse and last longer than the last. And it hasn’t been pretty.<\/p>\n Besides nausea and severe bone pain and muscle pain which are common side effects, I gained a new side effect which was listed under call the doctor immediately if you have this side effect.<\/p>\n I have been getting neuropathy symptoms that have been increasing over the years since my first treatments of chemo and the Zometa. I mentioned the increasing neuropathy in my feet and toes to my oncologist, and she always brushed it aside as it is from something else and I need my Zometa since my bones are thinning. I have osteopenia, but not osteoporous, but she still wants me to have treatment to prevent it from happening.<\/p>\n This time I got tingling in my face, lips, tongue, finger tips, toes, and feet with electric pain in my finger tips and feet. I called the office and left a message with the medical assistant of my oncologist and she called me back for me to see the Physician’s Assistant.<\/p>\n The PA was great! He actually listened to me! I gave him a history of my increasing symptoms every time I had the infusion with this new symptom this time. He looked dismayed. He told me I don’t have to take it anymore! Yay!! I did the happy dance in the office. He did say he wanted to follow up in a month to see where I was at with my symptoms.<\/p>\n I am still struggling with them, but today I think it is a bit better. I may still take some ibuprofen to make sure I am not miserable while I am working. I have a busy day today and it has been like I am pushing through to make it through the day.<\/p>\n I am most happy to be told he recommends that I don’t need to take it again. I just hope my oncologist will be in agreement with that and not make me take it in 6 months again. The PA said he would take me off the schedule, so YAY!!!! I want to be so done with it forever!!!<\/p>\n Maybe the doctor will change my daily medication to something that will not be so depleting of my bones. They all do that, but I think what I am taking is not as kind to the bones.<\/p>\n All this to prevent breast cancer to return. I just hope all the pain and side effects with the preventative treatments is working. It would be a huge disappointment if it did after all of this.<\/p>\n Otherwise the rest of the time, I am fit from my job and feel good the rest of the year. I seem to avoid all the flu’s and seasonal sickness that is out there because I am eating right and exercising. That is a great thing! I thank God for every new day!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yes, I am finally updating a note on my journey blog. I forget about doing this because I have a very successful business that keeps me going all the time! My business “Dianne’s Pet Services” had gotten to the point … Continue reading