Compromise

Well, my appt. with Dr Schlossberg today went well. He was very nice - great energy, and was certainly respectful of my opinions of alternative therapies. He did, of course, put in another plug for the aggressive nature of triple negative BC. He did however, offer another chemo regime that is far less toxic than the one prescribed in MA. He would still recommend that one, but given my concerns for long term issues like heart problems, leukemia and liver damage, this other regime (TC) is considered milder. Also, because the Taxane can be given at the same time, it would only be 4 treatments, one every 3 weeks, so I would also be done sooner. The other one would be 4 sessions of AC and 4 sessions of T, every other week for a total of 4 months. I started researching this new recipe tonight, but haven't learned too much yet. It does seem like a reasonable compromise.  I'm anxious to see what the other doc has to say next Wed.
In the meantime, my friend Nancy called and urged me to talk to her husband Wayne, who is also my chiropractor, as he is treating several women with breast cancer and has lots of info about chemo. I'm sure none of it is good - but it will be very helpful to hear what he has to say. Ironically, just a few minutes before I got her email, Krysta was urging me to go to Wayne to take care of an annoying shoulder problem I've been having - Ok, I get the nudge!!! Appointment is in the works!!
Off to Boston tomorrow, and hoping the tape will finally come off my new girl. Looking forward to going gallery hopping with Sandy after. I've actually never been to Newbury St. I am getting to be quite familiar with Boston though - love the city.
till tomorrow....k