FT2LIV

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 ...

Today, November 12 2010, marks the beginning of the end of Chemotherapy!!! I promised myself that I would blog/journal each day of this last round, so as not to forget all of the good and bad times that come along with this treatment. This week I felt great! I had little fatigue, no nausea, no side effects, I was pretty much back to normal. I tried to fill each day with a bit of normalcy and as much fun as possible. It started on Monday with an incredible hike in great falls with my dear friend Deb. We brought the dogs, the views were gorgeous and we encountered a hidden forest of bluebirds and woodpeckers - this is a day that will fuel me when I am feeling bad next week...I will be able to look back and know that I will soon be back on my feet experiencing life - it is EXACTLY what I needed..time with part of my soul (Deb) and a hike to feed my soul. I also got out a little more for work and had a face to face meeting which felt great! I am so ready to be back out there, doing my thin...