Post-chemo update

This infusion round, one of my best friends in the world, Angela, flew to Florida to sit with me during it. She certainly made it way more bearable!

The part where they put the needle in my chest was way harsher this time, which was weird because I actually did the Lidocaine correctly beforehand this time (I swear).

It’s officially five days post-chemo, and this round brought me more sleepiness and more achy and wobbly legs from the peripheral neuropathy. And just all around body aches. But I think I’ve been dealing with it okay.

This round, after talking to my oncologist, I was able to be a little more proactive in trying to prevent the neuropathy. He instructed me to take vitamins B12 and B6, and to wrap my hands and feet in ice packs during the chemo infusion. I did both of those things, which I can’t say they really helped thus far, but if it helps prevent permanent damage, I’ll do whatever.

My hair is about gone. I buzzed it down short and it’s now pretty patchy. My wig doesn’t fit right and has to be sent back, so for three or so weeks I need to figure something else out.

I turn 40 in a couple weeks… and it’s definitely not going to be the 40th I might have pictured. I have my third chemo infusion on 8/4 and my birthday is 8/7. Which means with the symptom delay, my aches, pains and nausea will kick in just in time to ring in 40 😅

Robert turns 40 this weekend. I had booked him an awesome fishing charter on the intracoastal with just us and the captain… but I booked it way before any of this and had to cancel. And now I just feel horrible that I can’t do more for him. I had a nice cake being made for Sunday, but the baker had a family emergency and cancelled it on me today. And it’s a bit short notice for anything else. Things aren’t seeming to go right. So Robert, if you’re reading this, we will do something great for your 40th and mine when all this is over, I promise!!!!!

And I swore I would never show anyone by bald head. But yet here we are.