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!