These two beautiful women continue to accompany me through life. All of it! The girl to my left has been in my life for 29 years!! We have been through so many stages of life together. My mom and biggest cheerleader, well...I've known for my entire 41 years. She is the best mom and biggest supporter, regardless of what I do in life. They love me with all of my flaws and I'm so thankful for them!
Apparently, one of my flaws is counting with my fingers. According to my boys, the number 6 should be represented as 👋👆 and not 👋👍. I better start doing some research on how to represent the number 7 because I'm already stressing about it... 😅
Thursday consisted of appointments with my plastic surgeon, oncologist, blood work and 3 hours of chemo. Everything went smoothly and the best news is getting cleared for chemo with good blood counts! We are typically gone from the house for 12 hours, which makes for a long day at MD Anderson. BUT, I am always so grateful to be there!
Side effects: I'm happy to report that the exorcism didn't happen during this round. I still had muscle aches and some very minor cold symptoms. Lack of sleep was a big one this time. This chemo keeps me awake, even after I'm done taking the steroids. I don't remember sleeping for more than an hour at a time for the first 5 days, even with sleep aids. Then, for the first time since diagnosis, I had a 10 minute period of time where I didn't know how I was going to keep going through treatment. The moment passed quickly, thank goodness. I'm pretty sure the lack of sleep was 100% at fault for that little feeling! My mouth feels RAW the first week due to mucositis (link for more info: mucositis). That and lack of sleep are probably my least favorite symptoms. I'm feeling great again and ready to do this again next Thursday!
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