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Cycle 2 Treatment 3 Thoughts

Tomorrow is my second to last chemo treatment! We’re already 75% finished with chemo and after tomorrow we will be more than 87% finished. You’d think I’d be a pro at this process by now but each treatment feels like starting over. Every treatment is...

Hair or No Hair

Every morning my brain replays the old Almond Joy & Mounds commercial that said something along the lines of “Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t!” Then, it replaces the the word nut with hair or hat. For a long time, I...

Cycle 2 Treatment 2 Update 2

We’ve had several texts and phone calls checking in to see if the super low dose steroids are working to eliminate the joint pain I experienced after my first Taxol treatment for this second treatment, so I figured it would be best to toss up a quick post to...

Cycle 2 Treatment 2 Update

Today was my second treatment with Taxol (the new drug). They always do blood work before my treatments so they can make sure it is safe for me to receive the chemo. Today we were pleasantly surprised to hear that my counts were not only good but they were better than...

New Pain and New Limits

Starting the new cycle of chemotherapy drugs means starting over with new possible side effects and new possible limits. On treatment day and the next day [Friday], I felt amazing. I could participate in meals and family activities fully, which was incredible! The...