Warrior Not Worrier

Hi family! Today I woke up with that song in my head, "Ohhh Ohh! We're halfway there! Ohhh Ohh! Living on a prayer!!!" Let's be honest, that's all the lyrics I know. But today is my eighth treatment of chemo and that means I only have eight more to go. I am actually at my infusion right now and am hoping that my labs are good and I can actually have the treatment.  Okay so as far as an update things have been good. I have had three treatments of the new medicine that is supposed to be easier on my body overall. After the first one (round 5), I started to experience some vertigo but none of the overwhelming fatigue. Then once I completed round 6, I got really sick all kinds of stomach upset- I'll spare you the details. But luckily round 7, which was last week over Christmas was overwhelmingly easy and I am hopeful round 8 will be more of the same. No matter what, I'll get through it.  Yesterday, I went back to Moffitt and met with the plastic surgeon. She w...

Oh my goodness- it's almost been a month since I posted. So much has happened so let's get into it! Round Three left me feeling exhausted. It was the first time that I had several times when I was trying to accomplish something- clean up a room, for example, and I had to physically sit down. That was happening a lot. The first week after treatment, I was moving really slow, not feeling awful- but moving slower and not accomplishing as much. By the week after though I was feeling great! Totally back to myself.  Round Four was interesting because I had a new nurse and from the beginning I could tell she didn't really know what she was doing. She used her hand and massaged my port for a good two minutes prior to inserting the needle and kept asking me if it moved or shifted. I was like, I don't think so? I'm thinking, how would I know? Then, when she inserted the needle, she didn't access the port and then kept moving the needle all around in my skin. OUCH! Anyway,...