Still sick. Nauseous, frequent visits to the spa, swelling, sore throat and fatigue. I called the triage nurse a few days ago about my random bleeding. The place was so noisy with the employees talking that the guy on the phone with me had to keep asking me to repeat myself. After I spelled my name a few times, provided my records number and explanined over and over what ailed me, he informed me he would contact my dr. B.S. The last time I called triage and was told my dr. would be contacted, the nurse contacted the dr. on the research study team and not my dr. I never heard back. So this time, the nurse said he would call me right back and he did. He contacted the dr. on call and explained my issues. My issues were to report any bleeding, swelling, soreness, infections or frequent trips to the spa. All he got was bleeding I guess, cause his response was for me to call a gynocologist, this was after he conferred with the dr. on duty. I was told by my chemo dr. to call triage for any of these reasons. Had I known they wouldn't do anything, I wouldn't have wasted their time. I am obviously cranky. I feel like shit. OK, enough rant.

Bad news. Been exhausted all day, dizzy and bloated. Noticed I am bleeding. Going. To call triage tomorrow. I need sleep.

I had round three of chemo yesterday and am heading back today for my white blood cell shot. Ouch. Anyway, I am doing much better. My blood work was all normal so I don't have to be on a low bacteria diet and I don't have to be a house prisoner. I am going to take it slow though. I am exhausted from lack of sleep because of the steroids and the nerves I get before the dose. The steroids keep me up and going and don't include much sleep. It is always like this for the three days surrounding the chemo. Tristyn starts school tomorrow, Bryann begins PCC next week from home in Pomona with her dad and Danielle is awaiting surgery for her cysts........... Will post more later about that. They all need a vacation from me so the timing of all this is good :-). My hair is still a fuzz of brown and gray with yellow highlights. Funny as heck. Um, one more dose on the 12th, then on to Radiation every day for six straight weeks. After that, five years of hormone block therapy. I should enjoy a deep voice, hopefully not a full mustache. Dorsey has been quite helpful and supportive so he is making life a lot easier through this transition. My friends and family have all been extremely awesome too. I am amazed because I never relied on their support really. I think through this, I either learned how selfish I truly was or how in my eyes, how self-sufficient I thought I was....... This is the best time of my life. Thank you family and friends, all my love. Later.

Three weeks has flown by........... Chemo on Monday. The first week after chemo, I had bone pain but mostly low back pain from a lack of movement in my digestive tract. Drank half a bottle of prune juice and within two days, I was visiting the throne quite a bit a few times a day. That was the worst of it. The bone pain I can manage. The second week, I began to feel better and had energy. Week three, I swelled up today on my left side. Odd. It went down. My throat isn't swollen either, which is good. It has been so freakishly hot, I pretty much stayed under the fan in my bed for the first week and a half. I ventured out a few times after 4:30 to go to the market and run errands. So, since this was week three and I had the all clear to do lunch with the girls, no one remembered I guess. No lunch dates for me this week. Now I have to wait another three weeks. I have this strange hair growth on my head. After my head went bald, I have this peach fuzz, sparsely placed hair on my head, looks funny. Dorsey calls me baldy. Oh, a filling fell out, can't go to the dentist till this is all over. Annoying. My second Kindle Fire broke. Two since Christmas. I am waiting for number 3 to be delivered. We got a refurbished desk top too, so I will be able to blog properly. YAY! Good night.

Feeling better today but I look yellow. My hair is growing in.It is a peach fuzz. The horror.is that it is straight and it is Blonde. I have wavy brown hair.

August 1, 2012

Major pain today after my white cell injection on Tuesday. I get a white cell shot twenty four hours after chemo