2 down 2 to go

Ok mom told me that I was lacking in my communications lately.  Just been either busy or sleeping trying to get through the treatments.  So far so good.  Have had two treatments and the first two treatments went ok.  The weekend after my treatments have been rough but I have been able to get through them.  By Monday I start to feel normal again with just feeling tired but able to push through. 

My hair started to fall out on day 17 after my first treatment so I texted my girlfriend and asked her to shave it.  It felt much better than just waiting for it to fall out like hairballs.  I do have a sampling of wigs, but I have chose to just wear my hat most of the time.  The wig bands just itch too much.  My hats don't look too bad.  I still have some peach fuss but it is slowing coming out.  I am thinking by week two of this treatment I will not having anything.  I just hate looking like a cancer patient now.  I know I have been a cancer patient since December but it never showed.  I never felt sick.  Now I have both.  UGH!!!  Oh well it is just a sign that I am fighting the cancer and winning.  The hair will come back. 

Oh there is a little update.  I will write more as we go into the 3rd treatment.

Thanks again for all the postive thoughts and prayers. They are truly working.

Love you

Jenn

4 days down

Wow I thought I was going to be ok but last night was really difficult.  They said after all of the pre drugs that they give you start to wear off you could feel like you had the flu and start to feel the effects of the chemo drugs.  I was feeling ok up until last night.  Tired but nothing I couldn't deal with just relaxing and taking a nap here and there.  Still feeling that way.  Hoping that I can make it through a work day tomorrow.  Well shall see.  If not I will just come home and relax.  Work has been so wonderful working with me through this.  

Well I have never had the flu but yesterday night definately felt that way.  Chills, sweats just plain old feeling shit.  But went to bed and woke up this morning feeling a lot better.  I am hoping that was the worst of this for this treatment.  Funny people say that you might want to eat.  I am having the totally opposite effect.  I want to eat everything.  Making sure that I am drinking too. 

So now we just wait until the rest of the effects start.  Maybe maybe not.  Time will tell. 

Just a small update on how I made it so far.

TTYL

Jenn

First Chemo Treatment

Ok I survived my first chemo treatment.  It was rather easy.  Show up talk briefly to the doctor and then find a chair and wait for them to hook you up many bags of drugs.  They first hook up the anti nause meds and then the bendryl and then you get another bag of anti nause meds and then the give you the chemo drugs.  I am doing a cocktail of T/C.   It wasn't so bad except that they come at you with this really big needle and stick it into your port.  Wow it hurt.  Thank goodness I only have to do that three more times.  So you sit there and just wait while the drugs go into your system.  You don't feel anything.   The nurse said that I did very well.  And shouldn't have any problem.  No allegeric reactions at all.  She was very impressed.  Funny thing is that we were talking and I told her about my Gastric Bypass Surgery and that I had lost 145 lbs and mom showed her the progression photo and she couldn't believe it was me.  She even said that the last phone I might have been too thin.  I only was 5 lbs from where I currently am. 

So today we had to go back and get a white blood cells booster shots.  And that really hurt too.  But again it is all doing what is necessary to make the side effects less.  Right now I don't have any side effects accept that I am a little tired.  I can't even say I am tired just feel sluggish.  Was definately a good idea taking off today and resting.  I have spent the day relaxing on the couch.  Taking cat naps here and there but physically feeling ok.  I have been able to eat and keeping hydrated. 

In two weeks we go back and have my counts looked and and then May 24th, we go an have our second treatment.  One down, three to go.  So far so good. 

I am all ready got my wig and lots of hats.  They did say most likely in the next two weeks the hair will start to fall out.  Well hell watch out hair cuttery because as soon as I have the first signs, here we come get the clippers out.  Rocking the wigs.    Oh yea and the last fill of the foobs wasn't that bad but we are getting up there with the cc's and this time I am having more discomfort with regards to the stretching of the muscles.  I guess this is my body telling me that we are almost there too. 

Well there is the update so far.

TTYL

Again thank you everyone for the prayers and good thoughts we are almost at the end the finish line is coming closer!  :)

Jenn