Category: The Chemo
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chemo, the gift that keeps giving
So remember that post I did just a few weeks ago…you know about being done with chemo? Well, it appears that I was slightly over confident about having to deal with the impacts of chemo and I annoyed the “chemo gods”. Yes, they have provided me with a reminder of the power they have even…
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twenty two weeks
Well at 4:20 today (August 1, 2022), I completed my last chemo session…..yup…I am DONE! It has been twenty two weeks since I started on this portion of my journey through breast cancer. Twenty two weeks and sixteen chemo sessions. Twenty two weeks that have pushed me to mental and physical limits, but also shown…
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ac is not short for air conditioning
May 30, 2022, marked a milestone on my chemo path as it was on this day I moved away from my weekly chemo to a new three week chemo cycle complete with two new medications. Now that I have had two sessions with my new drug buddies, I feel like I can share a bit…
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hug a neutrophil
For those of you who are not familiar with the chemotherapy process, blood work is done prior to chemo session to assure that your body is able to manage the poison, or shall I say the medication to come. Actually to be honest, poison is a pretty good descriptor for what a chemo patient is…
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ray of light
I think it is finally time that I share a bit of an update with you all. But first a few details on where I am on my chemo path. As of 5 pm today (May 2, 2022), have completed 9 chemo sessions out of a scheduled 12 with the first cycle of chemo meds.…
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shake
I have shared in earlier posts that my first chemo session resulted in a less than pleasant introduction to Paclitaxel. On that first poke, my body clearly indicated the dislike to the drug within 5 minutes of meeting the prescribed poison that is intended to eradicate my cancer and I am fairly certain there is…
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hair today, gone tomorrow
One of the impacts of chemotherapy is of course the loss of hair. The typical area of chemo related hair loss is your head (hair, eyebrows, nose, and eyelashes) and areas such as underarms. I got a little cheeky when sitting with my Oncologist and I leaned over to quietly mention to my husband that…
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chemo 2.0
March 7, 2022 and we were back for chemo 2.0. Yup, figured I would come back and try again (this is me thinking I have options in this situation). Main goal with session two…make it less exciting than session one, and I have to say…..we succeeded! We arrived already knowing that this should be a…
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turns out, i’m normal
As I sit here on chemo eve (yeah trying to make things festive), I am thinking about all I have learned in the past six days. Here are just a few of my world shattering lessons of the week. 1. I’m normal (who knew)….. So, on day one post chemo I was fairly certain I…
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first poke
With chemo 101 in the books, the next step on the path was to actually start the chemo treatment. Simple right? You would think, however things are not always what they seem. Before I move forward, please allow me to share a thing or two with you so you can understand how they play into…
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chemo 101
February 28, 2022 marked the day where my path through this journey lead to my first chemotherapy appointment. Now, in our lives there are many first; first smile, first tooth, first step, first love, first heart break, first marriage (we are going to just skip THAT one) and so on. However, I have to say…
A Path Through 