EIGHTH ROUND OF CHEMO

Today is June 12, 2015.   On June 3, I had my eighth round of chemo and it went a lot better.  I asked my nurse about extra IV fluids, so she started me off with that before my chemo.  It took an extra hour and a half to receive it all but it was well worth it!  I felt so much better this time around.  Not as much achy feelings, no headaches, and even my cold sensitivity isn’t quite as bad.  Even the bone pain from my Neulasta shot isn’t as bad this time around.  I’ll definitely ask for extra IV fluids from now on.

My daughter, Abigail, graduated high school last month.  It feels like their school years flew by.  I try to stay as on top of everything in their lives as much as I used to but I sometimes feel too tired to be as involved as I used to be.  And I feel a little guilty for it, but my kids understand and they have been so supportive and encouraging.

These past few months have flown by too and I nearly forgot about getting Abby enrolled at Front Range Community College and getting financial aid but we got it done.  And she’s got her sights set on attending CSU maybe as early as next year.

I’m looking forward to not having to wear an ostomy bag anymore, but that won’t be until my chemo is finished.  If I get all 12 treatments that brings me to the end of August.  I’m used to the bag and I only change the entire apparatus once a week.  I don’t have any trouble with it anymore.  But it’s become so cumbersome, especially with my clothes.  And I can’t wait until I can sleep on my tummy again and turn over in bed naturally without waking up for fear of breaking my bag open!