I couldn't pass up the cliche of referencing Bon Jovi! But it's the official halfway point! Only 6 more treatments to go and, so far, I have had 6 gloriously uneventful treatments. That's definitely the best thing I could have hoped for so far and a trend I hope to continue. Sean in the simulator... Continue Reading →
I feel fortunate to say that these progress updates feel pretty uneventful! The biggest challenge has definitely been the mental challenge. From a side effects perspective, I still have the gross heart burn, the mouth sores and hot flashes. I definitely have hair shedding, but so far I can't really say my hair has thinned... Continue Reading →
Chilling by the river Another step closer to being done! I didn't get to write this on my day of treatment because I was completely wasted. Not sure if the Benadryl hit me harder or the treatment felt harder. My labs were still good, but my white blood cells, hematocrit and hemoglobin were low. Need... Continue Reading →
Mermaid Maddie at the pool I took a break from riding on Sunday, but road today. Even though I felt okay when I woke up on Sunday, I had done a pretty hard ride on Saturday, so I felt like it would be a good idea to take a break and rest a bit. My... Continue Reading →
When I first learned that I had Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) in early April, I knew that I was going to have surgery and probably radiation in front of me. I was super bummed to learn that my surgery was going to prevent me from being able to do strenuous activity and probably keep... Continue Reading →
With the cooling cap tight on my head and face, and all those IV fluids pumped into me, I look like a gopher, my face is so round! Big achievement! I've officially made it one month, or one-third, through treatment! Today's treatment took more out of me. Maybe it was getting less sleep last night.... Continue Reading →
A random picture I took of a duck in the Baltimore harbor I liked Today has been another good day! It's been similar to last week where Thursday was a great day where I had a wonderful and recharging night of sleep. Then Thursday night's sleep was not as good, but I still got a... Continue Reading →
Getting a ride in before the heat of the day I'm successfully into Week 2! Physical feelings Today was a good day. I got another wonderful night sleep (thank you Benadryl!) with a super-low resting heart rate of 47 and rock-bottom stress levels. I woke up and completed a 19-mile ride with Sean on the... Continue Reading →
My new blue dragon chemo buddy We were anticipating that today was going to go much faster. We tried to arrive earlier this time by getting our usual scone and coffee earlier. But Sean was driving my father-in-laws truck which was terrifying to park in the garage. When you first come into the garage, the... Continue Reading →
I decided that I wanted to do progress updates mostly to keep track of how I'm feeling from day to day so that I can talk to my doctor about it. I also decided that I'm going to count my days by week of treatment followed by the day of the week - hence the... Continue Reading →
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