LONG WEEK
Its only Wednesday and the week already seems long. Yesterday was an extremely hard day. My fingers, feet and legs were very uncomfortable from the neuropathy. Walking around the house was a struggle due to the muscle pain. Yesterday was also a "down" day. For those of you out there saying "Keep you head up Beth, You can do it Beth, You're gonna beat this Beth" I know, but I am entitled to my pity party, feel sorry for me days and yesterday was one of them. As I write this I can take joy in the fact that I am almost done with my hard chemo, however, I still have surgery (which is VERY scary), radiation (which is very overwhelming) and Herceptin till December. I am also pretty tired of not having hair. I would give anything to have to shave my legs if it meant I had hair on my head.
BETTER DAY
I started my post early this morning, so I was still not sure how I felt at 5:30am. Today has been much better than today. I did a little work, went to my Moms to move her answering machine for her and went shopping. Since I have been home I started the corned beefs for tomorrow and I am currently baking a strawberry cobbler (found some frozen strawberries in my freezer). When I am done with the cobbler I will make my Irish soda bread for tomorrow. I look forward to celebrating St. Patricks Day with Kelly, Jenn, Kevin, Brady and Abby. See ya.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!!!!
D-DAY
I am trying desperately to type in a timely fashion, but due to the HORRIBLE neuropathy and sores on my fingers, it is taking a long time. I was going to post yesterday, but Brady was home sick and I wanted to get some cleaning done. This week is the final countdown of my heavy duty chemo. On Friday March 18 I will have my last Taxol with Herceptin. Though I would rather have chocolates or a spa day, I am considering this a pretty decent birthday present. I still have to do Herceptin till December, but this should be a piece of cake. As I said earlier, my hands are suffering from neuropathy. The chemo has taken its toll in a big way this week and my hands are VERY numb and I have alot of cracks and sores on my finger tips. Also this week is my MRI. The MRI should tell us how much the tumor has shrunk and what kind of margins the surgeon can get with lumpectomy. It should also show what kind of lymph node involvement there is. Today I ask you my friends to keep in your prayers two friends of mine. I have two friends that are currently in question about their breast health. Thanks.
I am trying desperately to type in a timely fashion, but due to the HORRIBLE neuropathy and sores on my fingers, it is taking a long time. I was going to post yesterday, but Brady was home sick and I wanted to get some cleaning done. This week is the final countdown of my heavy duty chemo. On Friday March 18 I will have my last Taxol with Herceptin. Though I would rather have chocolates or a spa day, I am considering this a pretty decent birthday present. I still have to do Herceptin till December, but this should be a piece of cake. As I said earlier, my hands are suffering from neuropathy. The chemo has taken its toll in a big way this week and my hands are VERY numb and I have alot of cracks and sores on my finger tips. Also this week is my MRI. The MRI should tell us how much the tumor has shrunk and what kind of margins the surgeon can get with lumpectomy. It should also show what kind of lymph node involvement there is. Today I ask you my friends to keep in your prayers two friends of mine. I have two friends that are currently in question about their breast health. Thanks.
Friday, March 11, 2011
JANUARY............A BLUR
January was a blur, so I am going to try and catch up and blog at least weekly, hang on to that thought my friends.
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