5th Chemo Treatment

Yesterday was my 5th Chemo treatment.  I now have one treatment left!  I have about 40 days to go before I can officially say that I am done going through Chemo.  The chemo treatment yesterday really made me not feel good and I was really depressed afterwards.  Needless to say, yesterday was a rough day for me.  Also, Yesterday I got my blood work back and my white blood count was lower than the normal range.  So, I had to go back today and get an injection to boost my white blood cells.  I have been told that I could make my bones hurt and that also that I shouldn't have a problem.  So we will see which way my body handles it.  I'm hoping for that not have a problem with it.  Next week Jonathan and I are going to meet with the radiologist that will be doing the radiation part of my treatment.  That more than likely won't start until 3 or 4 weeks after my last chemo session.  Next week we will find out more and hopefully get a schedule of when my treatments will start and for how long I will have to get them.

Today I am doing much better and not feeling sick like yesterday, which is so much better.  I'm and just tired and maybe a little nauseous.  I stayed home today from work and I will stay home again tomorrow.  Thursday and Friday I will probably go to work for half days like I have been previously on treatment weeks.  I have been doing pretty good and working 8 hour days on the weeks that I don't have treatment. 

I'm looking forward to being done with this and getting back to my "normal" schedule and life.  I miss being able to do the things that I was doing before I got diagnosed.  It has been hard not being able to play soccer, do yard work, help out around the house, and eat anything that I want (fresh produce).  Some days are definitely harder than others.

10th Week Of Treatment

So Monday was my fourth chemo treatment.  Last Thursday I had my PET scan.  I was the first appointment of the day which is very nice because I don't have to wait for anyone else.  I go in they take my blood glucose levels and put an IV in my arm.  Then I go lay in a chair and get Xanax to calm and relax me.  Along with the medicine they give me a shot of radiated sugar in the IV.  I sit and relax in the chair for an hour while the meds work into my system and the radiated sugar gets moving around.  Then after an hour I go in the the PET scan and lay there for about 30 minutes while it scans my body.  It is pretty painless and I pretty much sleep through the whole thing.  I'm not allowed to drive home after the procedure so Jonathan was there with me during the whole thing.  He just gets to hangout in the waiting room for two hours while I'm in the back getting scanned.

So on Monday I found out the results of my PET scan.  Originally the mass was about 8cmx4x4, it is now about 4cmx2x2.  Which is great news according to my Dr.  He was very excited to tell me about it and so therefore I am very exciting with the news.  I now will only have 2 chemo treatments left and then I'll be done with Chemo!  WooHoo!  After my last treatment I will get another PET scan to see how much is left and where it is located so that when I start radiation they know where to put the lasers, I'm assuming anyways.

My chemo treatments haven't been going too bad.  I have just been really tired this week, and I could really just lay down all day and do nothing.  But I don't, Tuesday I took a nap in the morning and afternoon, and then Wednesday I took a nap in the morning.  Today and tomorrow I am back at work for 1/2 the day and then I will go home and take a nap after that.

Other than this news, I don't have a whole lot of new exciting news.  Jonathan and I did buy tickets to 3 games for WSU football this season and I am so looking forward to going.  I may not make one of the games because it is the weekend after my last chemo session but the other two I will be there.  One is going to be Apple Cup this year and it is going to be super cold I'm sure, especially with little to no hair to keep my head warm!  I have also started making plans for next year trips that I want to take.  I have learned that I don't want to put things off anymore and I need to do the things that I want to do while I have a chance to do them!