9/12/12

This chemo treatment is kicking my ass. I am more aware of mouth sores than ever. Have to scrape my tongue just to get the film off. I drink water constantly but don't really enjoy it. I gained so much weight with this breast cancer crap. For those of you who think that chemo makes you sick all the time, for me I'm a special case. I am naseaus but I know when to take my meds to be ahead of the nasty nasty. Tonight daniel gave me my last Neuprogen shot in my hip. (photo below) I hated that shot with a passion. Took it for 5 days on the 3rd day after chemo. It made my joints ache, hard to sleep. I want to thank god for daniel n his patience with me throughout all this, especially that shot!! He made it fun by putting on music, making me talk about something else n spanking me on my hip... Meow. Thank you mom, her friend Jules and Linda Linda for donating to my 2 hr lymphatic massage at tranquil massage in san Ramon. Love it!!!!

9/10/12

Had a good time yesterday playing cards with Danny n fred. Wish I had felt better. All day on couch moaning n groaning. Fighting flu like symptoms that herceptin gives off. No more chemo as of last Thursday. Think they jacked up dose cuz I feel worse than ever. Constipated now but farting, yay me. Today had 2 Nd opinion with radiologist. She also stresses 5 weeks of radiation. We went over risks n I'm only concerned with the heart failure one. Daniel went with me as my 2 Nd pair of ears. He let me attempt to eat what I wanted today but I only enjoyed chocolate milk, mashed potato, biscuit and sprite. I'm nursing a 99.2 fever n keeping an eye on it. Don't know what I'm going to do yet. I have few weeks to decide.

9/7/12

Poopy all day. First time this whole chemo cycle. Normally I'm stopped up. Hmm. I did eat some meals today. Yay me.
Twitching report: left bicep, right chest port, left eye (taking eyedrops for that)
Compression socks tomorrow for my fat ankles!!!!

9/7/12

And so symptoms of chemo begins. Had a good chemo day yesterday and good appetite. Took ambien to get some good rest.
Now, feeling constipated and I go relieve myself from both ends. Now that's multi tasking at its finest!

9/4/12

What is not wrong with me?! Knee still hurts and ice is not helping. Think I hurt my wrist and my palm working out last Saturday;(. Left armpit area is a bit swollen. After my ejection/fraction procedure my chest port still stings. I'll ask Onc dr tomorrow at 130. I have an 11am with radiologist. My right armpit has been twitching all day off and on. When I press on the middle of the pit it does hurt a bit. Not sure if it's my period or what. I'll watch some old episodes Greys anatomy n have some captain crunch now. I'm sure I'll be right as rain in morning. Thanks for listening. Thanks for fuddruckers pops!

9/3/12

Rested all day after dad took us to Denny's. My right armpit has been acting up but doesn't feel like a lump just twitching/throbbing. I'll ask oncologist Thursday.

8/31/12

On top of cancer, obesity, swollen knee I have this eye thingy. Blepharitis (bless u). Common chronic inflammation. Eye crusties in the morning for weeks. Eyes watering and not because of allergies. Left eye twitches all the time. I have to take anti inflammatory drops n fake tears for a while. She said I need to slow down on caffeine, get more rest, stay hydrated.
Will do. Now time for icing my knee.