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What next?
It’s been a minute 😁 Radiation finished in March and while there were hopes that would be the end of it*, my body decided adding a cardiologist and endocrinologist to the medical squad was better. After two weeks of recovery post-radiation, my heart rate started raising and wasn’t slowing down. Fortunately, I was at physical…
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DJ my radiation ☢️
Chemo ✔️ Surgery ✔️ Next stop, Radiation. 30 sessions five days a week. Treatment was a marathon to this point but this feels like a double marathon. The radiation is particularly lonely – they lock me in a cold room alone, take away half of my clothing and make me lay very still. To take…
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Goodbye, chemo
20 weeks of chemo. Whew. Happy to be done. Looking forward to a celebration when I have energy and taste buds. 😁 Medical professionals were not joking about the cumulative effects. Thank you to everyone who pulled me across the finish line – family, friends, nurses, phlebotomists, Target curbside pickup, really all the curbside pickup.…
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One more. Maybe.
Close to the chemo finish line or I’ve already crossed it. Any ideas on how to mark the occasion? Keeping an eye on liver functions – unfortunately the numbers moved in the wrong direction. Still learning/accepting that the predictable part of this process is that it’s unpredictable. The taxol and taxotere were more of a…
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Two to go
Down to the final stretch. Two more treatments and then done with chemo. The weekly chemo is no joke and I am definitely feeling at an ugly stage – no hair, no eyebrows, no eyelashes, nails discolored and likely to fall off. And tired. So very tired. Yes. Pity party for one, right this way.…
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Spoon theory, half-assing it, and giving myself a break
As I sit down to eat a balanced meal with my plate divided into one quarter protein, one quarter starch, and half full veggies . . . 🤣🤣🤣 jk. I ate microwaved Kraft mac and cheese in bed at 8:15 (this may be a.m. or p.m. on any given day because, you know chemo is…
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Hi! Anyone out there?
I took an unexpected break from posting because, well, chemotherapy is pretty monotonous. And, unexpected that the A/C would overlap with the Taxol (perhaps not unexpected to those who research their treatment), causing some intense fatigue. But, good news is that last week was 6 out of 12 treatments! The bummer is that there isn’t…
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Happy Labor Day!
I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend. The extra day was a boon for me to try to recharge my battery. The transition from A/C to Taxol has been a bit more challenging than expected. Definitely felt the cumulative effects of the A/C after the fourth and final dose. There was a two week break…
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Friday! 4/4 🥳
Today was the last day of the red devil. Hallelujah. Happy to see the end of that treatment. The port continues to be problematic, but not as much as in the past so cross your fingers. Planning on a quiet weekend and mentally preparing for the fatigue that shows up around Tuesday. Luckily, the temperature…
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Back to School
How is it August and time for kids to start heading back to school? This was one of my favorite times of the year as a kid and my love of school supplies is strong – who doesn’t love new pencils, pens and notebooks? The hope of a new school year, getting to see friends…
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