Day 107 - 1/24/19
Since I’m on the upswing of regaining strength, I wanted to stop in the office to say hello to part of my support system. By now, my blood count should be increased, and I can get around just a little. The weather is supposed to be good also, so this is the perfect day for me to go. When I walked onto our floor, everyone was standing and waiting for me. It felt so good to see all of the smiling faces that melt my heart on a regular basis. My department is TOTALLY awesome, and
Day 99 - 1/16/19
I woke up this morning with pain in my bones from the shot. This is a different kind of pain than what I experience from the chemo. The chemo pain is centered in my muscles, whereas the pain from the shot is centered in my bones. Since I’m always trying to avoid taking medications, as much as I possibly can, I wait until I feel the pain before taking anything for it. I do this in hopes that I can avoid it altogether. Well, this is definitely NOT one of those moments that I ca
Day 90 - 1/7/19
Over the hump!!! Today is the 4th chemo treatment – only 2 more to go after this one! I am thankful that I was able to sleep a little last night. For the last 2 treatments I didn’t sleep at all the night before, so I was a little luckier with this one. I only got a couple of hours of sleep, but it helped because I don’t feel so jittery this morning. Breakfast and morning steroids start my chemo day routine. Then it’s nausea medication and lidocaine—to numb the port area for t