I'm 8 treatments down as of today, and 4 more Taxol treatments to go...........then on to the next. AC aka The Red Devil, but more on that later.
Wow, 8 treatments down already. That seemed to go quickly. But that's great because I am ready to put this whole ordeal behind me. Like completely behind me. I still have a long road ahead though. Probably about another 12 months to go.
This past week after round 7, which also started my new cycle, was ok. I was really tired and napped every day. I feel like at my age I should not be napping, but I am so tired I just give in. Then I expect to wake up feeling refreshed, and hoping to be productive, only to not feel that way. It is so boring just sitting around. I am not a tv watcher so that gets old quick. I haven't felt like reading, and everything else just seems like it's a huge challenge to even think about trying to accomplish. That's what I don't like; everything seems like a fucking chore.
Aside from sleeping about 12 hours a day and napping, I still had the bone/nerve pain (maybe neuropathy?!?) going on, however, if you recall I have been taking those alpha lipid acid pills, and much like everyone said, I do think they are working. Not 100% like I feel nothing, however, better than after my new cycle the last time, three weeks prior, so that's great! I hope the longer I take it, the better it works to the point where I won't have feel any of this pain. That would be great!!!!
Nothing else in terms of chemo treatment and shit to report really, however, it appears that the hair on my head is growing, much to my surprise. It's about 3/8" long and still has pink tips! I thought for sure at some point the spouts I have would just fall out, but they haven't! So weird. I haven't noticed any other areas aside from what I reported last week, where I've lost hair. Maybe that's it for me. Time will tell.
This week, well today, when I went for chemo, it was rougher than usual. Phlebotomist couldn't hit my vain in my arm to draw blood. I don't like her and I feel like she was being lazy honestly......but the second girl hit it the first time. They literally never have an issue taking my blood............then on to having my port tapped for my infusion. Poor nurse tried 3 times and couldn't get it. I was almost ready to have a heart to heart with him, look him right in the eyes and tell him to get it together. Lol. He is relatively new, and super nice, and I wouldn't want him to be scared of me, so I decided not to say anything. He got another nurse, the pro as I would call her, and she even had a hard time, but got it on her first try....barely. So I was poked and prodded way more than I wanted to be today, and not in the way I would have wanted either 😏 Once again I slept through chemo, just in time to wake up when it was all over. Nice!!!! Let's hope this week treats me better than last week!
Until I have new adventures to share.........
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