February 21, 2025
Hi family! Long time no speak! I can't believe it's almost March. Time is flying, and I am so grateful that I am feeling okay every day. Today was my 15th round of chemo! Can you believe I only have ONE ROUND LEFT? Chemo has been okay overall. The only rough part is that I have to wear ice packs on my hands and feet during the treatment to lessen my chances of neuropathy. I am glad that science has improved and this understanding exists, but keeping frozen ice packs on your hands and feet for hours hurts. The good thing is that they give me Benadryl before I start the actual chemotherapy treatment (it's supposed to reduce the interaction of some of the other medications they are giving me) and if you have never had IV Benadryl, let me tell you... I recommend 10/10 NO NOTES. The effects are instant, and I can get a good nap in so even though it's painful I can sleep through the worst of it. At the end of January, Shanté came up to be my chemotherapy nurse. Really, she ...