Cancer Treatment

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!   What a week!  Last chemo, false eyelashes, weak muscles, new cravings, and amazing inspiration from fellow survivors.                        (Photo: Chemo nurse Doug, me, and my husband Kent)   Yes, we celebrated my last chemo treatment, but the side effects came on a bit stronger than last time.  I kept busy on the weekend with volleyball and baseball tournaments, and the fuzzy, icky feelings started kicking in Sunday evening.  Monday was a lump-on-the-couch crummy day, and Tuesday was similar, except added a light-headedness to the mix.  I got to feeling partially human Tuesday night, so decided work would be okay Wednesday, bright and early at 3am!   False eyelashes now add about ten minutes to my getting ready time.  I have about six lashes on each eye, and since I've been using Latisse for several months, they ar...

Excited for chemo ?   My last chemo treatment is tomorrow, and I am excited and eager, like it's a birthday party or something!  Yes, I will still be hooked up to an IV drip of poison for three hours...and it will make me feel crappy for a few days...and it will make my feet a bit more numb, and my taste-buds funny...but for the last time!  During my fifth treatment three weeks ago, I saw my first "last timer."  It was emotional to see the nurse give her a special bottle of sparkling cider...then all eyes and smiles followed her to the big brass bell on the wall.  She beamed as she tugged on the rope a few times, and the solid ringing symbolized her victory.  Most of us teared up with happiness for her.  She is a survivor!   This really isn't the last of the battle, just one segment.  Diagnosis is a big hit to deal with, so I consider that the first challenge.  For me, the next hurdle was the surgery, and for that, my trust is in the doc...