I don't have much to say about chemo #10...just the usual tired, blah feeling.  Didn't hear any new news from my doc either.  I started my online classes and I am really enjoying having something to keep me busy.  I will post again when I am feeling better and have some more to talk about.

I had Chemo #9 earlier this week than usual so that I would feel better on Saturday which is my friend Jessica's Wedding Shower.  It will be my first time to not be at home for that first weekend after chemo.  I am a little nervous, but I think I will be able to survive it. 

I met my new nurse yesterday.  She is very nice and everything went well.  Lanita was there when I got there so she got me all set up and "plugged in;" the new nurse just changed my IV bags the rest of the day.  She seemed a little frazzled, but I would be too if it was my first day and I was all by myself! 

I also talked to my doctor.  He said he "finally" looked at my chest x-ray from a month ago (not the kind of thing you like to hear your doctor say) and my chest tumor is still shrinking.  I am having another x-ray tomorrow and the plan is still to keep going with chemo until the chest tumor no longer responds.  It is good to know that it is still responding, but it really stinks to not have a date I can pin down as my last chemo.  If I did I could be like "ok, only 1 month left- I can do one more month!  1 more month is easy!" but instead its like I'm in limbo.  I was so dissapointed when I wasn't done after 4 months, I'm scared to assume I'll be done after 6 months just to be dissapointed again.

Well, I'm leaving for Dallas on Friday and I will be there for an entire week (woo hoo!) including my birthday and my online classes begin next week as well.  Hopefully all that activity will make this chemo go by super-fast!   

Hello everyone!  I had Chemo #9 on Monday (instead of the usual Tuesday).

Well, if I had only had to have 4 months of chemo, I would be done right now- so depressing.  I am sure everyone is anxious to hear my bad news- My chemo nurse, Lanita, is quiting.  Ok, to everyone reading this I am sure it doesn't seem like terrible news and you were probably imagining something a lot worse.  However, I really love Lanita and I am really going to miss her.  It is going to be strange having a new nurse because I am so used to how Lanita does things.  I guess it is hard to explain unless you have been there and every time I try I just start crying, so I'll just leave it at that.

My red and white counts are low so I am getting both of those shots on Thursday and I am also getting another hormone blocker so it doesn't seem like this is going to be a very fun chemo.  When I got home from the hospital today I felt really terrible, like I was gettinng the fll- achy all over, chills, couldn't sleep.  However, after forcing myself to get up and drink tons of water and eat a big meal, I am feeling a lot better.

For now all I can do is look forward to August 12 when I will see Curtis again and we are going to see Josh Groban in concert- fun stuff. 

I had my 8th chemo today- check out the Treatment Updates for more details.  I did get some bad news, hence the title of this article.  I also posted some new pics of my doggies in the photo album.