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2 months down 2 more to go. I was very tired and didn't feel well yesterday. Each treatment is different for me. Today I feel ok but will need to take it easy. The great news is I went in 4/10 and my tumor which started out at 3.3cm is now 1cm! They actually had to place a clip on it so they wouldn't lose site of it! Yay! I am beating this monster! Cancer you picked the wrong broad!
I go in for genetic couseling on May 16th to see if I qualify for the test. If I do I get test for the genes to see if there is a high cancer could come back.
Thank you all for your notes and emails. I am sorry if I don't get back to you all. The more I go through this the less I feel like doing. The weekly treatments can really get you down. Just don't think I don't appreciate you all because I really do. I check my guest book often and each note makes me smile.
I am not sure I am liking the new wig. Its really hard to take care of and with chemo treatments my smell is very sensitive and since its synthetic hair something about the smell nauseates me. I may get it cut so I have it to wear with hats and wont have to worry about it getting tangle so much. I really like my hat with hair which real hair. I don't know if you all know this but I have been twirling my hair since I was a little girl. Now, I have no hair to twirl and at times I really miss that. Usually when I am reading, driving or watching tv. I can however twirl the hair on my hat. Its not the same as my real hair but it will get me through until mine grows back. Just had to share that
The upside to no hair is showers are a breeze and I don't have to put my hair up to take a bath. I had a lot of hair and it took me at least 1/2 hour just to brush and dry and style my hair! Plus, with the 100 degree weather coming up. I will be much cooler this summer!
Oh just a note here to all who smoke cigarettes. Please quit for your own good. I was in my little treatment pod with 3 men who were all 60yrs old. They had 3 things in common. 1. heart attack around age 52 triple to quadruple bypasses then later full heart transplant, 2. they are now at the age of 60 being treated for some form of cancer 3. They all were smokers since their teenage years up until the time they had their first heart attack. The cancers you get from the poisons in cigarettes are NASTY! For those of you who can't possibly imagine what its like to be treated for cancer or a heart attack it is the most painful and miserable life stopping experience you will probably know. How do I know because those guys could have been my dad who did not make it to 60. He also had a heart attack at 53 then cancer found at the age of 56 and died from it at the age of 57. He also smoked since he was a teenager.
There is someone very near and dear to me who smokes. I won't name names but you know who you are. Smoking is a slow form of suicide if you ask me. Please quit. I want you around for along time. These 3 men will be your destiny if you don't stop now. I say these things because of my love for you not because I am trying to be annoying or not mind my own business. Do not bring unneccesary suffering upon yourself. You are worth so much more than that.
Okay stepping down off my soapbox now
Have a great weekend everybody. Do me a favor go outside take a few deep breaths and look around at the beauty God had created for us to enjoy.
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