Days following my second Chemo Treatment

DAY 1 (Feb 19, 2011) -

Yesterday was a pretty good day.  I slept decent.  I wasn't able to fall asleep until about 1AM but once I was asleep I stayed asleep. I felt good all day.  I was able to do things around the house and I didn't even have to take a nap.  I also ate pretty good too.  Nothing else to really report for day one.

DAY 2 (Feb 20, 2011) -

Slept pretty good again last night.  Woke up tired and pretty much stayed tired all day.  I didn't nap again today but would have liked to.  Everything is back to tasting very strange and my nausea stayed with me

most of the day too. Ate okay. Nothing really sounded good all day b/c of the strange taste thing I got going on. My hair is still sticking around.  I am guessing that maybe by Tuesday some of it may start to fall out.  Who really knows though. The doctor just mentioned the majority of his patients seem to start losing it after the second treatment. Well I don't really have anything else to report for today.  Sorry these have been kind of boring. But I guess that is a good thing in a way!

DAY 3 -  (Feb 21, 2011) -

Slept good again. Woke up worn out and stayed that way all day.  Again nothing tasted right and I had a nauseous feeling all day.  I took a nap and probably could have slept all day long. I know this is gross but I didn't even take a shower. I tried to play with Kalli as much as I could. But mainly I didn't leave the couch.  That is all for today...

DAY 4 - (Feb 22, 2011) -

Didn't sleep as well last night.  Had alot of dreams. All of them about my hair falling out.  LOL.Only thing going on with the hair loss right now is that if I run my fingers through my hair I will get small amounts in my fingers each time.   I woke up very worn out.  Took Kalli to the sitters today and tried to rest.  I didn't get to take a very good nap but I guess I did rest up enough.  My appetite and tastes are almost back to normal which is great.  I signed up today for a free program that the American Cancer Society does called Look Good Feel Better. They help woman going through Chemo and Radiation with there make up, wigs or scarves as well as how to apply make up and just feel beautiful while going through all of this. I signed up for March 14. I am so excited.

DAY 5 - (Feb 23, 2011) -

Slept pretty well last night. But again woke up today so exhausted. Took Kalli to the sitters again. Had such a hard time taking a nap. I just couldn't get comfortable. But I did finally get about an hour and half in.  My hair loss is no different and my appetite is good to go.  My neck and shoulders hurt today. Kind of a strange pain.  Not sure how to explain it.  My arm started to go numb today but luckily that only lasted for a few minutes.  Nothing more to report for today...

DAY 6 - (Feb 24, 2011) -

Today went well.  I didn't wake up tired and I was able to tidy up around the house and go to the grocery store. I still had to take a nap and of course I am exhausted now.  I probably did a little too much.  I will have to learn to balance that out. While blow drying my hair today I noticed that some of my hair was blowing around.  Much more than normal. And after I applied my hair glue to my hair I had tons of hair in my hands.  So I guess you can say my hair is starting to thin out a little.  Oh that anyone really cares but I have been able to drink a glass of wine here and there without it giving me a monster headache. I guess the one time was a fluke. I know it is not important it is just interesting. Well that is it for today....

DAY 7 - (Feb 25, 2011) -

Woke up today with a sore throat.  Felt kinda like crud all day.  Hopefully I am not getting sick.  I was still able to get somethings done around the house. I took needed a nap and it really needed to be longer than it was.  But really nothing else to report.  Was a pretty easy week. Will report after next Chemo.

UPDATE (Feb 26, 2011) -

Think that Kalli and I might have strep. Kalli has had a fever of over 100 two days in a row.  To be safe my oncologist has prescribed me an antibiotic.  And since it is the weekend I cannot take Kalli to the doctor until Monday.  My throat and stomach have been hurting for a couple days now.  If anything else comes up I will let everyone know.

I want to say thank you to everyone for all of the support! I greatly appreciate it all.