Archive for August 2011

It has been a week now since my last chemo treatment. I am still fatigued. Food doesn’t quite fill me up or satisfy me lately. I have such a yucky taste in my mouth at all times. Yuck! I am feeling like my red blood counts are at a minimum again as the low energy…

Today is my chemo day! In fact, I am sitting in the room right now. They just started me on the premeds so if this update sounds a bit loopy, it is not me but my anti-nausea premeds kicking in. The treatment center is more crowded today so I did not get my favorite room…

I made another visit to the Cancer Center today. This time my Mom, Ansley, and Jacob accompanied me. Ansley and Mom waited in the waiting room while my very brave 9 year old kept me company and sat with me in the treatment room where I got another Iron drip today. This has been my…

I think the rainbow I saw last night after our storm was my good sign for today. They tested my red hemoglobin cells and since last Thursday they increased from 7 to 9.1 so I did not need a blood transfusion today. Yay! I did get another 15 minute iron drip and will head back…

I went back to the Cancer Center both yesterday and today and had a 15 minute iron drip into my IV both days. My red blood count (hemoglobin) dropped down to 7 yesterday. A week ago it was at 8.3 and two weeks ago it was 10.4. I have been feeling extremely weak, huffing and…

I could really use a pep talk right about now. This is day 4/5 since my last treatment and after doing okay today, tonight is starting to throw me for a loop. This is the time when I don’t trust what’s going on inside my body and a part of me is terrified something inside…