. . . I will not only not feel yucky (that’s a technical oncology term, I’m sure), but I will actually start feeling good, instead of just feeling less bad.
This last chemo hit pretty hard – I’m still having some intense chemobrain moments, although they’re getting farther apart. The normal stomach/intestine action going on; the [...]
Archive for April, 2009
One of these days . . .
Posted in breast cancer, cancer, chemo, health, recovery, recurrence, tagged cancer, chemo, chemo brain, fatigue, insomnia, John Irving, julie martin, oncology, pain, peripheral neuropathy, recovery, recurrence, The Hotel New Hampshire on April 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Day After . . .
Posted in breast cancer, cancer, chemo, health, recovery, recurrence, tagged breast cancer, cancer, chemo, chemo brain, driving, fatigue, julie martin, recovery, recurrence on April 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
. . . my last chemotherapy.
This one has hit me pretty hard – I’m having a lot of pain and quite a bit of stomach/intestinal action, and my chemobrain seems to be pretty bad, too.
Today was one of the first trips out of the house that wasn’t for a doctor appointment in a long time. [...]
Finger-tapping (Impatience, not rhythm)
Posted in breast cancer, cancer, chemo, recurrence, tagged breast cancer, cancer, chemo, get it over with, impatience, julie martin, nearly done, recurrence on April 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been patient for the last 8 months, and now that I’m down to single-digit days before my last chemo, I’m getting impatient. Will Friday ever get here? In spite of sleeping 14 – 16 hours a day for the last couple days, I’m still awake too much, if my impatience is any indication.
I keep [...]
Closing in on the endgame . . .
Posted in breast cancer, cancer, chemo, health, recovery, recurrence, tagged breast cancer, cancer, chemo, fatigue, julie martin, pneumonia, recovery, recurrence on April 8, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Yesterday Brian pointed out that there were only 10 more days before I’m done with chemotherapy.
Sadly, even though that was a happy thought, I then focused on how I’m going to feel crappy for at least 2 weeks afterwards.
Sigh. I thought I was getting out of that mental state. I really *want* to get out [...]
Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful Day
Posted in breast cancer, cancer, recovery, recurrence, tagged breast cancer, brian, cancer, fatigue, julie martin, recovery, recurrence, sunshine on April 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I spoke wistfully this morning of laying in the backyard in the sun, when it was still in the upper 50s. Around 1:00, Brian told me he’d set up one of our chaise lounges just for me, and since it was over 70 by then, I found some sunscreen, took a water bottle and the [...]
pneumonia vs. chemo
Posted in breast cancer, cancer, chemo, health, recovery, recurrence, tagged breast cancer, cancer, chemo, chemo brain, driving, fatigue, friends, insomnia, julie martin, morphine, napping, Neupogen, neutrophils, oncologist, pain, peripheral neuropathy, pneumonia, recovery, recurrence, white blood count on April 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been really wiped out the last couple weeks – even though I started the antibiotic over a week ago, things were worse at the beginning of the week than before. As of yesterday, I felt about the same as I did last Friday when I was diagnosed, so the antibiotic doesn’t seem to be [...]
