So Friday I received my last AC treatment!!! I was soo ready for those to be over. Of course this weekend has been exhausting and I have my usual nausea. However I have gone almost 36 hours without my rescue meds. For the most part I've been able to control the nausea with food intake.
I have officially added another side effect to the list...I am no longer having periods, so I guess I'm officially in my first Menopause..I say first, because at 32 I know I'll be going through it again in my life!! Unfortunately that combined with the chemo has caused a considerate weight gain. I will be so happy when all this is over and I have my own body back. There have been soo many outside changes somedays I don't recognize myself.
Along with the menopause weight gain I've had some days that were very emotional. This weekend included. It's been a really rough couple of days, I'm hoping that tomorrow (well I guess technically today since it's 4:00 am) will be better!
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
My Apologies
I have to apologize to everyone for not having posted in awhile. Brian and I bought a bought 2 weeks ago and we've been busy getting it running and enjoying it out on the water!!
So the last chemo went about as well as the previous 2 have gone. I of course came home and slept the rest of Friday away. Saturday I managed to get up and go to Jazzercise on Saturday morning. Of course I had to go home and take a nap!! :)
Sunday I was asked to speak at a fundraising event for Pelotonia. Of course I wasn't feeling great that day and ended up having to take my rescue meds, but I thankfully made it through the 2 hour event without falling asleep on my feet. I was incredibly nervous and stumbled through me speech a little bit, but many came up afterwards and thanked me for speaking.
Monday ended up being a really tough day. I was very exhausted and started to feel frustrated that I wasn't up to doing anything more than laying in bed. So on top of feeling crappy I ended up just feeling bad in general. Those that know me, know that I'm not an idle person, I'm always running around, usually doing 2 things at once. So faced with dishes that needed done, laundry that needed done, a classroom that needed I needed to start getting ready for the return to school, and other things I felt I needed to do and just didn't have the energy for was really tough mentally. Thanks to a trip to Jazzercise, and a good crying phone call to Kat I managed to get through it!
I officially went back to work yesterday. I've already worked 20 of my 37.5 hours this week and it's only Tuesday. All in all I feel ready for the kids to walk in the door tomorrow morning. I will work tomorrow and Thursday and will take Friday off to go to chemo. Everyone was surprised that I went back to work this week. But this is a good week, it's next week I'm worried about. It has taken me until Tuesday or Wednesday following a chemo treatment before I'm feeling back to normal with normal energy. The plan is to be back to work Monday am. I just hope that I can pull it off and not totally exhaust myself.
So the last chemo went about as well as the previous 2 have gone. I of course came home and slept the rest of Friday away. Saturday I managed to get up and go to Jazzercise on Saturday morning. Of course I had to go home and take a nap!! :)
Sunday I was asked to speak at a fundraising event for Pelotonia. Of course I wasn't feeling great that day and ended up having to take my rescue meds, but I thankfully made it through the 2 hour event without falling asleep on my feet. I was incredibly nervous and stumbled through me speech a little bit, but many came up afterwards and thanked me for speaking.
Monday ended up being a really tough day. I was very exhausted and started to feel frustrated that I wasn't up to doing anything more than laying in bed. So on top of feeling crappy I ended up just feeling bad in general. Those that know me, know that I'm not an idle person, I'm always running around, usually doing 2 things at once. So faced with dishes that needed done, laundry that needed done, a classroom that needed I needed to start getting ready for the return to school, and other things I felt I needed to do and just didn't have the energy for was really tough mentally. Thanks to a trip to Jazzercise, and a good crying phone call to Kat I managed to get through it!
I officially went back to work yesterday. I've already worked 20 of my 37.5 hours this week and it's only Tuesday. All in all I feel ready for the kids to walk in the door tomorrow morning. I will work tomorrow and Thursday and will take Friday off to go to chemo. Everyone was surprised that I went back to work this week. But this is a good week, it's next week I'm worried about. It has taken me until Tuesday or Wednesday following a chemo treatment before I'm feeling back to normal with normal energy. The plan is to be back to work Monday am. I just hope that I can pull it off and not totally exhaust myself.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
2 Down, 2 + 12 To Go!
So Friday the 1st I went for my 2nd Round of Chemo. Aside from a delay waiting for the nurse to get there who takes our blood it went much quicker and much smoother than the first round. We were out of there by like 12:30. I think I was experiencing some mind over matter issues and started to feel a little "queasy" just before we departed. The nurse told me just to take a rescue med and go home and rest. We made a slight detour for Brian to get some things he needed and that's exactly what I did. I settled in for a nice 3.5 hour nap when we got home from the hospital. I ended up spending a lot of time in bed this weekend. I either slept or just relaxed in bed watching TV or reading from Friday afternoon until Sunday morning. Brian kept himself occupied reloading new ammunition. Sunday we had planned to spend at a friend's house for their annual 4th of July cookout. I had a good time, but it was a very long day. I had to spend Monday just relaxing to recover from it :) Actually Brian was at work all day, so I took advantage of a marathon on TV. We found a place to park on Monday night to watch Dublin's fireworks and then called it a close to the holiday weekend.
This treatment has been just like the first, however, I am experiencing more nausea (I've taken more of my meds this time around) and I am a lot more fatigued. I have been either walking with Brian in the evening, or going to Jazzercise class to try and keep moving. However class on Tuesday morning was really difficult to get through, I just didn't feel like I had the energy to finish.
Last week I found out that a co-worker of Brian's is riding in Pelotonia and hosting a brunch at the Hilton to help raise money. He originally asked if it would be okay to put a piece on his website about me now that he had a more personal reason to do the event. I agreed, and said I'd like to attend the brunch with a friend of mine. He agreed to make a reservation for me, and then countered by asking if I'd be willing to get up and speak at the brunch and tell my personal story. I have agreed. So if anyone would like to have brunch on Sunday the 17th at the Hilton, let me know and I'll put you in contact with Dave.
BTW for those that thought I was wild and crazy for shaving my head before I knew if my hair would fall out....it's falling out!
This treatment has been just like the first, however, I am experiencing more nausea (I've taken more of my meds this time around) and I am a lot more fatigued. I have been either walking with Brian in the evening, or going to Jazzercise class to try and keep moving. However class on Tuesday morning was really difficult to get through, I just didn't feel like I had the energy to finish.
Last week I found out that a co-worker of Brian's is riding in Pelotonia and hosting a brunch at the Hilton to help raise money. He originally asked if it would be okay to put a piece on his website about me now that he had a more personal reason to do the event. I agreed, and said I'd like to attend the brunch with a friend of mine. He agreed to make a reservation for me, and then countered by asking if I'd be willing to get up and speak at the brunch and tell my personal story. I have agreed. So if anyone would like to have brunch on Sunday the 17th at the Hilton, let me know and I'll put you in contact with Dave.
BTW for those that thought I was wild and crazy for shaving my head before I knew if my hair would fall out....it's falling out!
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