Herceptin

Ok, I had my first "Herceptin only" treatment on Friday.  I must admit, I've sort of been waiting for the shoe to drop and the normal things to start happening...loss of tastebuds, stomach messed up, aches and pains, loss of appetite, etc. even though the doctor assured me that I would not get sick or have the usual side effects of chemo.  I hesitate to make a call on this since I remember way back to after my very first full treatment when I wrote the next day after the treatment and declared that I was experiencing no side effects only to be hit full force the day after writing that.  I feel like Pavlov's dogs and realize that I have been conditioned by past events to expect bad things to start happening; however, at this writing, I am feeling pretty good and have not lost my taste buds or anything.  This is a good thing because I am really looking forward to Thanksgiving.  It is the celebratory meal of survival and it represents the goal of being done with chemo.  I wanted to be able to enjoy it to the fullest.  I think that maybe this might happen.  I think maybe it's time for this dog to get used to a new set of conditions.  I'm all for that.