Help Aimee Kick Cancer’s Butt #aimeestrong

I haven’t updated in a while! Here is Aimee’s most recent update! Thank you so much for supporting her!

4/11/2024

Tomorrow will be one week since treatment and while I felt okay that day and night things slowly started to go downhill. I slept almost all day Saturday and Sunday. I felt strange. A type of feeling that I’ve never felt before. I couldn’t remember any thing. I didn’t feel like I was “present”. I do not remember my parents taking me to my shot Sunday morning, I don’t remember them leaving to go home to Louisiana. I didn’t feel like myself.

Tuesday I started having stomach issues and vomiting. Jeff and Robert had some kind of stomach bug Friday night into Saturday. I still do not know if this is indeed a stomach bug or if it’s the accumulation of the side effects of chemo. Either way, I feel awful. Today I went to the cancer center and got fluids and some zofran through my port. My bloodwork was actually okay which is strange because of how I’m feeling. It hasn’t even been a week and I’ve already lost 10 pounds. All I keep thinking is how that cannot be good for my body. I’m trying to stay as hydrated as I can. I cannot taste anything as expected. I keep having some kind of spasm in my lower left abdomen. I grabbed some Chick Fil A fries and nuggets on my way home. I couldn’t eat it all, just to have stomach issues an hour later. I’ve also developed a cough about 2 weeks ago. The nurse practitioner listened to my chest on Friday and said everything sounded clear but here I am still coughing to the point that I’m dry heaving.

I’ve had about every emotion that there is. Lots of crying in the shower. A lot of tension, a lot of anger, a lot of worry. I know I’m almost done and I know that I’ve complained a lot but this is hard. My body is so tired. I feel like I cannot emphasize that enough. I have to keep telling myself that I’ve had to go through these 5 months of pure hell to make sure I have years left to spend with my family and friends.

One more treatment, 2 weeks from tomorrow.

LAST TREATMENT IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 26!

It’s been a long day. I saw Dr. Scroggin this morning. He had trouble finding the mass in my breast and in my armpit. He didn’t measure, I can only assume its because he couldn’t find it. My counts were good but lower than they have been the past two times. He prescribed a different nausea medication for me to take when I take my chemo and so far I feel good. I was able to eat lunch, couldn’t really taste it but at least I got some calories in me. I’m almost positive I have a sinus infection. I haven’t had any fever or anything above 100.4. He prescribed a Z Pack for me to start today. The sweet nurse that I saw before the doctor was very reassuring and positive when I told her about me losing my taste. She told me that since I’m having side effects, it means the medicine is working. She also said that “this” is not forever. It will all be over eventually. I can’t let this disease bring me down. Sure, there are days where I want to give up like yesterday. I need to keep the mind set that I’m going to beat this and I’m not going to let it determine how I feel. Of course I still need to listen to my body and rest when it tells me to rest. Thank you for all the prayers, sweet words and positive vibes. 6 more treatments left and then we talk about surgery. We’re getting there.

Friends, please don’t ever take your tastebuds for granted. I’ve had a hard time eating this week due to loss of taste, even a metallic taste too, all side effects of chemotherapy. Usually by Wednesday, I have an appetite back and I’m able to enjoy food. This week not so much. I’ve lived off of Smoothie King and Tropical Smoothie Cafe this week. When I don’t eat, I get nauseous. When I get nauseous, I just want to lie down. When I lie down, I get weak. When I’m weak, I get depressed. It’s a vicious cycle and I hate it. I had to miss most of work this week because I just didn’t feel 100%. I’m trying so hard to not get sick. I only have a few more treatments left. Tomorrow will be treatment number 10 out of 16. I’m just ready for this to be over with. Prayers are appreciated that I can power through.

LATEST UPDATE FROM AIMEE-11/11/23

I met with my oncologist, Dr. Scroggins, yesterday. I will have 5 months of chemotherapy and then a double mastectomy. I start my first treatment the day before Thanksgiving. After this initial treatment, all chemo appointments will be on Fridays in hopes that I will have the weekend to recover and I can work Monday through Thursday. I will meet with a chemotherapy educator this coming Wednesday and she will go over exactly what medications are going to be used. Triple negative breast cancer is an aggressive and fast moving type of cancer. Due to this and the size of the tumor, Dr. Scroggins has staged it at 3B. As soon as I heard ‘3B’, tears started to form in my eyes, just because I’ve read that stage 3B doesn’t have a very good prognosis. Dr. Scroggins assured me that it’s going to be okay and they will do whatever it takes to get me through this. If you see me out and about and I’m wearing a mask don’t be alarmed, it’s just for me to protect myself from getting sick. If I’m sick, I can’t get the chemo.

My port incisions seem to be healing nicely. I still have some trouble when I move my head too quickly or if I try to put on/take off a shirt and I move a certain way, I can feel the skin pulling which feels like a burning sensation.

Hoping to have the PET scan soon just to make sure the cancer has not spread anywhere else in the body. Dr. Scroggins believes that it will be negative when I do have it done. Insurance is not wanting to pay for the PET scan, that is what the hold up is.

As always, please keep the prayers coming. Thank you to those who have reached out about miscellaneous services, whether that be food, advice, someone to talk to, someone to vent to, someone to pray with…please know I appreciate you. I will keep everyone posted as I continue on this journey. Much love to you all.

“I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” - Philippians 4:13

Hi, my name is Jennifer Cloutet. I am Aimee Pfriemer’s little sister. What is there to say about Aimee. She is one of the most giving human beings on this planet. She will do anything to make someone smile and always ALWAYS checks on her people and even those that she doesn’t even know. She reaches out and prays for anyone in need. Life throws you curveballs, and this time, my sweet sister is taking on a huge battle.

Aimee was diagnosed with Stage 3B breast cancer on 10/13/2023. The cancer has moved into some of her lymph nodes and is said to be aggressive. The doctor’s have prescribed 5 months of chemotherapy followed by a double mastectomy. As anyone who has watched someone or has personally battled cancer, it takes a toll mentally, physically, and financially. To perhaps lessen some of the financial burden, I have started this Go Fund Me to hopefully take a little burden from her. I have placed her personal bank account as the receiver of funds as it will all go directly to her.

She is the mother of two beautiful boys, Robert and John, and wife to Jeff. She is a lover of Jesus, people, kindness, and dad jokes.

Please keep Aimee and her family in your prayers and I will place updates on this account when she goes through her journey. Her first chemo treatment is 11/22/2023, the day before Thanksgiving. Let’s all rally around and help her kick this cancer’s butt!

#aimeestrong

Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”-Deuteronomy 31:6