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Chemotherapy #5? Losing Count. Oh, And Goodbye Philadelphia.

Mar15
DateTHURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2012 AT 2:04PM

Well, it’s just barely been a year and I am leaving Phildaelphia headed back for my ‘hometown’ of  Denver very soon. Soon as in weeks, not months. Everything is moving very fast at the moment, and I think it’s still getting faster.

Therefore, today was my last round of chemotherapy.     ….in Philadelphia. I fully expect to have more Cytoxan injected into my veins about this time next month, most likelu at the University of Colorado Medical Center. Today was definitely the worst yet. It’s the same dosage everytime I believe, and people told me that  each ‘treatment’ feels a little worse. But today I started feeling awful mid-treatment. Hot/Cold, Sweaty, Headache- which I am about to take a migraine pill for, because I don’t think my sexy ice-pack eye mask and advil are going to do the trick. So, I’m going to try to eat somemthing, drink some Visalus —> https://bareccaboo.myvi.net/products.html for sure, even though I’m not hungry. I’m not NOT hungry. And then definitely take a long nap. I’ll put the nap in ‘cat  nap’ AND the ‘cat!’ [I’ve been wanting to say that being a crazy cat lady and all, but I don’t thnkk it turned out that funny, lol]

Moral of the story is, man this chemotherapy stuff if tough! I wouldn’t wish it upon anyone- ever. BUT I’m not letting it get me down… I’m just going to let it force me to enjoy my expensive fluflly mattress and 14 pillows. :)

Until then, I will dream of organized clothes, new houses, old friends, and no clutter to clean before I trek across the country! Sweeet dreams to me :)

XoXo Becca

☣ Cytoxan ☣

Dec21
Chemo doesn't HAVE to be for cancer! (I imagine that it will appear a little something like this- my first chemo infusion back in November.)So, tomorrow morning, in right about 12 hours I will be getting the second dose of Cytoxan (Cyclophosphamide) Chemotherapy infused into my veins.  I am excited in a nervous sort of way. In a way, I’m SO happy I’m actually getting treatment for a disease that has been ‘silently’ tearing me apart for so many years… but on the other hand, I’m thinking “Holy CRAP I am about to go get MORE chemotherapy! Why the hell would I even consider being happy?!“I’m not totally sure what to expect… I don’t think I really even had any nausea the first dose I received. BUT I was in the hospital, and being given lots of other medications. From what I hear, it gets a little worse each time- as it builds up in your body, and your body fights for whatever it has left. But I hear different things from different people. I don’t even know if I get an outpatient sort of recovery room, or if I sit in a big room full of other people getting treatments…?  So many questions, but they will all be answered soon enough. I will definitely give an update tomorrow and let everyone know how things went and all my thoughts.I’m a  little disappointed the chemo had to take the place (without rescheduling available) of my physical therapy- but the P.T. said I  will need recovey time, and to be PATIENT and just wait till Friday like a good patient. Haha, I love her to death. She is very well educated- and can handle all of my questions/comments/blabber very well!  Perhaps I’ll be able to find her some small holiday gift as a thank you for dealing with me :)    I truly believe, even with the little bit of P.T. I’ve had so far, it is helping  A LOT.

Anyways, I have a few more things I need to do before I get to sleep for my early and BUSY morning tomorrow! So, i hope everyone has a wonderful night- and happy first day of Hanukkah to anyone who feels that may apply to them!   Happy Holidays as well, even though they are ridiculously stressful and I refuse to go shopping until sometime in probably March now after going to Target today!

♥ Signed, nervously excited,
Becca ♥