Chemo – Round 6 July 28th
I’m writing this on August 6, realizing I have just 3 weeks left of Chemo Treatments, I can’t wait. I look forward to being more active, drinking a glass of wine, and maybe even getting a good night’s sleep.
The Saturday and Sunday after the sessions has always been tough because the Taxol and Nuelasta drugs kick my butt. The oncologist keeps saying it's going to get easier, and perhaps my memory is either shot or short-lived, but I'm still suffering from aches & pains, along with fatigue most days. It’s hard sleeping at night, and then I’m tired the next day. My bones ache, how strange is that? He says it's the Nuelasta trying to produce more blood cells in the bone marrow. It’s still a very strange feeling. 4 Ibuprofen every 4 hours seems to help.
The tingling in my hands and feet continue and persist throughout the week after getting the Taxol. The dry mouth effects my eating since it’s hard to digest the food. But the biggest impact still seems to be the fatigue. I just can’t seem to get enough sleep no matter what I take or do.
I'm moving forward with just 2 more Chemo sessions left, Yeah! The end is near, and I can almost see it. As tough as this has been, if it means beating this thing, I will keep going strong.
Cathy,
ReplyDeleteI have seen my child's hope that her grandmother would fight her battle with breast cancer and win. There was just no other option. Her grandmother is now cancer free!
When I came across this quote today I thought of you and the strength you have:
If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or fight like hell. ~Lance Armstrong
I know you are fighting like hell, for your life and your family and I know you are gonna beat this!