Day 140-2/26/19
I’m still celebrating the news from yesterday. This has been an amazing journey. Through the ups and downs of my emotions, God has shown up through every step to confirm himself to me. When my faith wavers—even a little bit—He reminds me of whose I am—HIS! Through all of my celebration though, I am feeling the side-effects of yesterday’s shot harder than I have in the past. The pains are there stronger, and the fatigue is stronger also. After the smallest amount of activity,
Day 136 - 2/22/19
Another day of feeling fatigue. I’ve slept most of the day, but I’ve also noticed that the pain waves have not begun. It could be my imagination…. Or my knowledge of this being my last round of chemo side-effects… but this “Day 4” doesn’t feel as bad as my other “Day 4’s”. Maybe it will hit me a little later, but for now, I’m not having any pain waves. The fatigue does seem more intense, so I’m welcoming the sleep cycles. I am ever so grateful that this is the last cycle of f
Day 135 - 2/21/19
I have an MRI scheduled for today. I wasn’t sure if the way that I felt about my 1st MRI was because I didn’t know what to expect, but after my appointment today, I can honestly now say that I don’t like MRI’s. I’m sure that no one truly “likes” them, but I believe I have a distinct dislike for them that makes me want to avoid, at all costs, going forward. I’m sure I can’t get away from ever having them again, but I’d like to just go on record of saying that I don’t like them
Day 133 - 2/19/19
Day 1 after the last chemo treatment :) The excitement is still there… The side-effects haven’t begun yet, but knowing this is the last time for this cycle is amazing! As crazy as it sounds, I’m actually looking forward to the side-effects beginning. This is because I know that this will be the last time I have to go through this side-effect cycle. Aside from my eagerness, I begin my regimen… steroids… nausea medication… fluids… rest… Although I rest for the majority of the d
Day 132 - 2/18/19
Chemo session 6 of 6!!!!! Celebration for this major milestone!!! Since I didn’t get the shot to increase my white blood count during my last chemo cycle, I was a little concerned about my counts being too low. I am happy to say that they were actually better today than they have been previously. Today my counts are 7.3--the threshold is 4.8 - 10.8. Yayyyyy!!! No delay in getting my final round of chemo! :) Today I met with my oncologist’s PA before chemo. She stated that the
Day 131 - 2/17/19
Preparing for final chemo tomorrow…. Yayyyyyyy!!!!.... This has been quite a journey for me. It’s very surreal that the hardest part will soon be over. The hardest part on my body—that is. The journey itself is not ending quite yet. I will have to establish my new “norm”—which is actually a good thing. It may seem crazy, but I’m excitedly looking forward to this. Once I have energy to do things again, I plan to make the most of my time. I want to make sure that I am enjoying