2nd to last chemo.........

Wow! It has been nearly 2 weeks since my last post! I am definitely felling better. I am counting down the days now for my last treatments. This makes me both happy and a little aprehensive. Could it be that the chemo gave me a security blanket? The dreaded chemo, with the accessing the port and hot flashes, this gave me some kind of safety net, knowing that it was eliminating any traces of cancer left in my body. In three weeks, the chemo will be over with and I will start on the radiation. Scared? Not at all. Irritated? Yes! I understand that the mapping out of my body will take some time and this is very irritating to me to say the least. However, I do have to look at the BIG picture, right? I do want this port out of my chest and this will happen sooner than later; I hate this thing!
So I am off today at 9:40 for treatment with a good friend DeeAnn. She is a trooper! I will also have dinner delivered to my family from a good friend from work, Robinn. Thanks to both of you, it truly means alot.
Ok, off to tidy up and do a few chores around the house before go time.
God Bless!
Kathy

2 down, 2 to go.......

I finished with my second round of Taxol. My friend Faith escorted me to chemo. It was quite uneventful, my nurse got the port, I got lots of drugs and sedation to ward off any reaction and then we thumbed through magazines and chatted. She was a real trooper because it was boring in that tiny room. Thanks Faith!

I have caught a cold. I had it on Tuesday during treatment and it has escalated. I now think I have a sinus infection, but I'm on antibiotics already, I hope they kick in. This would be the reason I wake up at 5:30 in the morning, because I am so stuffed up I can't breathe!

I had a busy week also. Right after chemo on Tuesday, I had to take Curtis to the Dr. for his back. Everything is OK but he needs PT, go figure. He will be driving himself there, thankfully. Rachel also went to the Dr. for her shoulder. MRI pending! To much repetitive cheer and stunts has made her shoulder very loose and too flexible. She has a little pain but he is afraid she tore something. We shall find out next week. Brad has a cold and a very weird room mate. We hope this semester flies by for him and that he gets a new roomie next semester.

So it is early Saturday morning, and it is brisk outside, I love Fall weather. I am not sure what I am doing today, but I want to play cards later or corn hole....hmmmm any takers? Have a great Saturday!
God Bless,
Kathy

6 down and 2 to go!

So it is 3:30 in the morning and once again the 50mg of Benadryl IV made me soooo sleepy during the day that I am now u upright in the night! I loaded the dishwasher that no one else seemed to get to and fed the dogs. The dogs are going to be off a little today also.
I did have my 6th treatment yesterday at 10 am and good friend Faith was my co-pilot for this one. She did great and kept me company and the time seemed to fly by, thank goodness. She treated me to a delicious tuna subway sammie with tons of veggies, on whole wheat of course. We chatted and did some much needed catching up on our lives and gossip. It was nice to hang out with her. After the treatment, which by the way, went smoothly, she took me home in a hurry so I wouldn't miss taking Curtis to his Dr. appt. for his back. Yep, home at 2:45, in the car at 2:50, and off we went. Curtis drove as I dozed off and on for the short 10 minute jaunt. No cracks in back but he does have a deep bruise to the left lower back where he fell on a flower pot! Physical therapy to help release this huge knot and we are good! Rachel is next on Friday for her shoulder, wish us luck!
So, earlier last week I saw my plastic surgeon. He was pleased with is work as usual. He and I chatted as I was looking at my cell phone for dates, last treatment dates that is. I informed him of my last chemo and what is to be my last radiation, so we could coordinate the surgery. He very matter of fact told me that he wouldn't be touching me until after the new year! What!@#$*? I was mad. He said that he wants to give my skin a chance to heal and stretch after radiation, so , that is what we are doing. However, my oncologist said yesterday, that I can have my prot out any time after my last chemo treatment! These words were magical to me as I hate, hate, hate this item in my chest! Hate it! My English nurse was able to access it yesterday, with a bit of difficulty, but IO didn't feel it because she numbed it up for me; nice!
Ok, I am going to go and watch a movie, yes I am really, and then by the time it is over, the kids and Pual will be getting up to start their days!
God Bless,
Kathy

Friday September 3rd

Well, I saw my plastic surgeon on Wednesday this week and he gave me good and bad news. The good news is that I look and feel fantastic, the bad news is, I have to wait 2 months after radiation to get the rest of my surgery completed; 2 months! I did not expect that. He says that because radiation shrinks tissue, he wants to make sure that everything is healed and where it should be before doing anyting cosmetic; makes sense but still ticks me off!
I guess I wont be going back to work until January, or February now.
Everything else is the same; still cleaning, purging of things I dont use, and redecorating some rooms. Im not doing anything major, just some paint.
Busy day ahead of me and by busy I mean laying around!
Have a great day and God bless!