Day 115 - 2/1/19
This morning I have a lot of tingling in my hands and feet. When I wake up like this, I lay in the bed and stretch my fingers and toes, in an attempt to loosen them up and ease some of the tingling. I also woke up with some pain this morning, so, this is my indication that I am on the down spiral of side-effects. As usual, I am prolonging taking any medication, but I will take something once the pain becomes very uncomfortable. For the better part of the morning, I am in and
Day 114 - 1/31/19
Routine follow-up with my breast surgeon today. She completed another ultrasound/sonogram to measure the lump in my breast. GREAT NEWS!!! She was unable to locate the cancer lump in my breast! Thank you, God!!! This means - the lump that contained the cancer in my breast is now gone! The chemotherapy treatments have dissolved the cancer! The plan is to continue with the lumpectomy, but it’s mainly to remove the “area” where the lump was previously. In order to do that, she’ll
Day 111 - 1/28/19
Chemo Treatment # 5!!! Only 1 more to go after this one! Another pre-chemo night without any sleep. I have been up since yesterday afternoon. :( There were a couple of times, last night, I thought sleep was coming on, and I braced for it and embraced it. After about 20 minutes, I realized I had been tricked by my own body. *_* .... Twice. Oh well…. I turned the television back on and continued to watch it for the duration of the night. At 6 am, it’s time to get up and start
Day 97 - 1/14/19
After the 1st chemo session, my oncology team determined that the week following chemo, my white blood count should be measured, and, if the counts are low, I will have to get a shot to boost the count back up. Our white blood cells play a major role in our immune system, so it's imperative that our bodies have enough white blood cells to fight off infection. If they are too low, a simple germ from a common cold can turn deadly. My appointment to have my counts checked is tod
Day 95 - 1/12/19
Since the chemo process began, I have had some easy days, some hard days, and some really hard days. Today is one of those really hard days. During the really hard days, it takes every ounce of energy that I have just to manage my fluids and medications. Because of this, not having to worry about eating is a blessing. My daughters and husband make sure I’m eating, and I have easy to prepare foods for me to eat. I am so thankful for everything that my husband and children are
Day 94 - 1/11/19
Today I’m spiraling downward to my lowest point. I haven’t hit rock-bottom yet, but the downward spiral has begun. I was almost fooled by the “calm” before the storm. During the calm, I didn’t feel the side-effects of the chemo. I calculated that they would be coming, but I still had hopes that I could bypass them. The side-effects start off very mild, and increase over a period of 1-2 days. By day 2 after chemo, when I doze off to sleep, I don't feel them, but upon waking, t