Days two and three

Well, day two has passed and I am almost done with day three....of the 21 day recovery process from treatment. Yesterday was pretty good, with the only side effects of a longer than usual nap :) and hot flashes. Those are really fun...I think I changed pajamas three times in the night and woke up feeling like I had been jogging through the desert in the middle of summer. I also woke up with the sunburn to go with it. My entire body looked as if I had been sitting in the desert with no sunscreen for hours...LOL. Luckily I did not feel like I had a sunburn, only looked it. Thank goodness it wears off when I get up and move around, it must be something with laying down..who knows. If my memory serves me right, this will last a few days.

Today was OK, in the morning I felt ok, just a bit tired, but I was able to get to church and grab the much needed Sunday Starbucks. The side effect of losing my sweet tooth is setting in - this is very odd for me, because I LOVE sweets and during this time I can't stand them! Ha - a good reason to save the teeth and the thighs. :)

Thinking about all the meds that are in my body is amazing...one of these days I will put it all out here...For today I will tell you that in addition to the Chemo on Friday, I am on a solid regimen of anti-nausea meds..(Zofran, Emend, Compazine) and Dexamethasone (steroid)..all aimed at fighting the almighty vomit (eeeeeew). So far, so good, as long as I keep up on them, the nausea stays away. Tomorrow I will go for the Neulasta shot, which boosts the Red Blood Cell count to boost my immune system (Think EPO). I am trying to be so careful, I would hate to get really sick on the last round!!

In terms of stress, I have a little with work...there is a trip to Germany that is supposed to happen before I am off disability - I hate to say no, but I don't think traveling overseas counts as part time work..and I would hate to lose all of my disability benefits or get really sick because I am still in the 21 day recovery process...I hate to disappoint work, but I think I have to say no...soon..I will be back to my normal self, just not yet.

Well, that's all for now. We are all hanging in there and doing fine. I am certain that all of us are grateful that this is the last treatment, I know I am.

Good night!