Saturday, February 27, 2010

4 down, 2 more to go!!!!

Thank you to everyone who has been checking up on me the past few weeks. I've been seriously slacking off lately. I don't know if it's the chemo or what, but I get so easily distracted lately (my nurse called it 'chemo brain'). Either way, that's what I'll blame it on.

So my last treatment went SO much better. All the little things that they changed up on my treatment seemed to help. I wasn't taking naps on the kitchen floor, I was remembering to eat, I had an appetite. In fact, after the usual 3 or 4 days of non-stop sleep, I seemed to have bounced back much quicker and was back at the gym 5 days after treatment.

I had a CAT scan the other week to monitor my progress, and although it's not the best indicator to see if I'm in remission, it didn't indicate any disease progression. I was so relieved and encouraged. That news gave me a 2nd wind to get through the next 4 - 6 weeks (I was about to give up after round 3). I cried in my car afterwards because I was so happy. I just know in my heart that this will work.

Treatment 5 will be next Thursday. Till then I have 2 midterms, and need to seriously catch up on, and get ahead of, my studies.

My baby boo is coming out here in 2 weeks, which I'm SO excited about. We're planning to go to the Austin Rodeo one night, which should be interesting. Their claim to fame is being the 6th largest rodeo in America...ok. Entertainment is going to be Boys Like Girls....who? But I'll take it, since I'm missing the Houston Rodeo this year. I love me some bronco riders ;-) Other than a secret date night that I have planned, I have a feeling we're going to eat like piggies and watch "Toddlers & Tiaras" marathons.

I also want to mention that I'm so happy with my treatment center. My oncologist is a bit of a dud, but everyone who works at Texas Oncology is amazing. All the nurses, support staff, pharmacists, etc know me by name and know my whole situation. In these times where medical service is going to crap, it's encouraging to know that there are folks out there who truly care and act as my own personal cheerleading team everytime I'm there..

Till next time.....