DAY 1 (May 28, 2011)
Slept quite well last night. Woke up and felt a little worn out and tired. But later on was able to got pick up Kalli and go eat dinner. I am super exhausted now. Taste was of course off. Well sorry this is so short but that is all I really have.
DAY 2 (May 29, 2011)
Woke up today feeling pretty well. Went to Kurt's aunts for a pool party. Did well for a while then the sun and heat just really got to me and I had to go inside and rest. Soon after that we left. I fell asleep about an hour after we got home and slept pretty much the entire night with no issue.
DAY 3 (May 30, 2011)
Woke up worn out this morning. Kalli and Kurt went to hang out with a bunch of people at Delhi Park to play in the water and I slept pretty much the whole time. When they got home Kalli and I lounged in her pool for a bit and then we all went and got ice cream. I am now ready for bed. Taste is still pretty bad and I just can't quench my thirst!! So annoying!!
DAY 4 (May 31, 2011)
Woke up very tired again. Kurt started his new job today so I took Kalli to sitters and slept basically all day. Taste started to return today so i was super excited for that!! Nothing really exciting went on today.
DAY 5 (June 1, 2011)
Woke up feeling okay today. But after getting home from dropping Kalli off at sitters I pretty much slept the entire day again. My whole body ached. It hasn't let up all day. It was very hard to be motivated to do anything. But I did manage to load the dishwasher and give Kalli a bath. Other than that nothing else to report.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Chemo Number Nine
To start this entry off I have to share that I AM CANCER FREE!! It feels great to know that. It will really help me charge through these last few chemo treatments.
I met with Dr. Draper today. Pretty much all we talked about was how my cancer is gone.
I then went on to my treatment. I didn't gain any weight since my last treatment. I got my favorite nurse Kim again. She is super awesome. For some reason the benedryl wasn't on my order so it was given to me a bit later than usual. It put me right out. I slept for like an hour and a half. Other than that the chemo went smooth.
I had a good talk with one of my fellow cancer patients today. I have seen her there several times but today was the first time we talked. She came and introduced herself to me. She is 29 years old and has breast cancer. She has been in treatment since September and has until this December until she is through. She has two kids, an 8 year old and a 1 year old. She just had surgery to have a huge tumor removed and now also to do radiation as well as Chemo. The reason I am telling you all about her because the entire time we were talking she didn't take the smile off her face. She is a strong woman and I admire her for that. Cancer is rough and the treatments are rough but once the cancer is gone we can go on living our lives. And for me I plan to make my life even better and fuller.
My mom took Kalli for the night again. I continued to be quite tired and I took a couple hour nap. My knees and arms are bothering me again. My appetite is normal right now but my taste is already starting to get bad.
Well that's all I got for now...
Again I want to say that I love you all that have supported and prayed for me. It truly means alot!!!
I met with Dr. Draper today. Pretty much all we talked about was how my cancer is gone.
I then went on to my treatment. I didn't gain any weight since my last treatment. I got my favorite nurse Kim again. She is super awesome. For some reason the benedryl wasn't on my order so it was given to me a bit later than usual. It put me right out. I slept for like an hour and a half. Other than that the chemo went smooth.
I had a good talk with one of my fellow cancer patients today. I have seen her there several times but today was the first time we talked. She came and introduced herself to me. She is 29 years old and has breast cancer. She has been in treatment since September and has until this December until she is through. She has two kids, an 8 year old and a 1 year old. She just had surgery to have a huge tumor removed and now also to do radiation as well as Chemo. The reason I am telling you all about her because the entire time we were talking she didn't take the smile off her face. She is a strong woman and I admire her for that. Cancer is rough and the treatments are rough but once the cancer is gone we can go on living our lives. And for me I plan to make my life even better and fuller.
My mom took Kalli for the night again. I continued to be quite tired and I took a couple hour nap. My knees and arms are bothering me again. My appetite is normal right now but my taste is already starting to get bad.
Well that's all I got for now...
Again I want to say that I love you all that have supported and prayed for me. It truly means alot!!!
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Days following Eighth Chemo
DAY 1 (May 14, 2011) -
First I forgot to say yesterday that I had gained 3 and half pounds since last visit! That is a total of about 15lbs gained since starting treatment.
So I slept decent last night. Woke up worn out today. I just laid on the couch the whole day. My taste was way way off today and I have a horrible mouth sore so eating sucked. I mean nothing tasted right not even a little. Not even orange pop which usually tastes okay. I tried taking a nap but only got about an hour in. Well I really guess that is it for today.
DAY 2 (May 15, 2011) -
Slept well. But was tired all day. I slept a ton. My taste was still off and it was hard to eat anything. My sore is about gone which does help. Sorry this is so short but that is really all I have to say for today.
DAY 3 (May 16, 2011) -
Slept good last night. Didn't even need to read before bed I just pooped right out. I woke up super tired. We ended up taking Kalli to sitters and I slept for about a total of 4 hours for a nap. I think I could have slept more. My taste and appetite was still not right. So annoying!!
DAY 4 (May 17, 2011) -
Slept good again last night. Went right to sleep no reading needed again. Bone pain started today and was still pretty tired. Did some more laying around and napping. My taste is slowly starting to come back which is awesome. But still can't quench my thirst. I am hoping by tomorrow that will all be back to normal.
DAY 5 (May 18, 2011) -
No problem with sleep again. Woke up feeling pretty good. Almost back to "normal". Still didn't do a whole lot during the day even took a nap. But we did manage to go out for dinner. It was much needed. With the weather being crazy and me laying around the last few days I just had to get out of the house. Still had a good amount of bone pain. That is really all to report for today.
First I forgot to say yesterday that I had gained 3 and half pounds since last visit! That is a total of about 15lbs gained since starting treatment.
So I slept decent last night. Woke up worn out today. I just laid on the couch the whole day. My taste was way way off today and I have a horrible mouth sore so eating sucked. I mean nothing tasted right not even a little. Not even orange pop which usually tastes okay. I tried taking a nap but only got about an hour in. Well I really guess that is it for today.
DAY 2 (May 15, 2011) -
Slept well. But was tired all day. I slept a ton. My taste was still off and it was hard to eat anything. My sore is about gone which does help. Sorry this is so short but that is really all I have to say for today.
DAY 3 (May 16, 2011) -
Slept good last night. Didn't even need to read before bed I just pooped right out. I woke up super tired. We ended up taking Kalli to sitters and I slept for about a total of 4 hours for a nap. I think I could have slept more. My taste and appetite was still not right. So annoying!!
DAY 4 (May 17, 2011) -
Slept good again last night. Went right to sleep no reading needed again. Bone pain started today and was still pretty tired. Did some more laying around and napping. My taste is slowly starting to come back which is awesome. But still can't quench my thirst. I am hoping by tomorrow that will all be back to normal.
DAY 5 (May 18, 2011) -
No problem with sleep again. Woke up feeling pretty good. Almost back to "normal". Still didn't do a whole lot during the day even took a nap. But we did manage to go out for dinner. It was much needed. With the weather being crazy and me laying around the last few days I just had to get out of the house. Still had a good amount of bone pain. That is really all to report for today.
Friday, May 13, 2011
The Eighth Chemo
Or otherwise known as the chemo that almost didn't happen. I have had a very painful toothache for the last couple of days. Well I know that you are unable to get certain procedures done at the dentist while on chemo. So I asked my nurse about the restrictions and getting something for the pain. She went and asked the Nurse Practitioner about it. The NP came back and told me that she thought that I shouldn't do treatment today that I should try to get in to the dentist today. That today would be the best day to get anything done. And once I did chemo I would have to wait again to do anything. I told her that I rather just do the chemo. She said no please call you dentist. So I did and they are apparently closed on Fridays. So she insisted on calling the on call dentist. She also told me that with my counts they way they were she didn't want to give me treatment if I had an infection. Well about 20 mins later she came to me and told me that she spoke to the head NP and she said to go ahead with treatment. And that I should just get with my dentist soon. And they prescribed an antibiotic and a pain killer (which she didn't originally want to do either) I was so relieved at this point. I was basically in tears before that. I just didn't want to postpone my treatment and if I did that then I would have to postpone my PET scan that I have scheduled and it would all just be a pain in my ass. So after all that was said and done my treatment went well. I feel asleep this time. I was fighting it but didn't win. Been a long time since I have fallen asleep at treatment. My mom took Kalli for that night and I was unable to fall asleep. And I am just now starting to get the strange feeling in my knees and tingling in my arms. And I am tired but not fall asleep tired. Just have to say I am so happy I got to do treatment today. I would have disappointed if I didn't get to do it. I would rather do treatment and live through the pain of my tooth. I just want to get well already!!!!
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