Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Chemo #4 ? Get outta here!

Went to chemo #4 last Thursday with Aunt Mary and Aunt Judy (visiting from Massachusetts, thank you very much) and it was SO... exactly the same as it has been.  I had a private room again so I didn't feel too badly having my entourage with me.  It was a little interesting, though... Aunt Judy tried teaching me how to crochet... As it turns out, crocheting is more of an exact science than I thought it would be.  You actually have to hit ALL the little holes in order to keep the pattern looking good.  You can't skip an opening and pick it up later or fix it the next time around.  Not a whole lot of room for loosey goosey crocheting, here.  Ah well...  if I finish the scarf I started it will definitely have "character".

A quick Thank You goes out to Lois for getting me out of the house today - lunch was really nice.  And, yes, even though I told you I was going to Home Depot, Staples, and Fry's afterwards... I really only made it to Home Depot.  See what happened was...  I accidentally walked into the nursery section and it was so sunny, and the flowers were so pretty, I just couldn't resist.  Now I have $100 worth of plants and flowers in my backyard waiting to be planted...  I think I brought home too many purple ones, but no biggie!

Well, I'd better get going!  Carpe Diem!

Thursday, March 24, 2011

I have noticed a trend...

It seems that, for whatever reason... I turn into a real biz-natch the day before and the day of chemotherapy.  I'm in a bad mood, everyone around me is an idiot, and my eyes get sore from rolling them after every dumb statement I hear (which is most of them).  I can see and feel myself turning into a total raging wild-a-beast, but it is SO hard to maintain a pleasant outlook and refrain from saying all the nasty comments that stream into my mind. 

It doesn't help that I am completely unmotivated to get anything done, so, as I survey my room and house in general, the clutter of it all makes me even more annoyed.  Now, not only and I in a pissy mood, but seeing the clutter around me makes me feel frustrated, plus I have no motivation to fix it, and that lack of desire makes it even more worse! 

I SEE all the stuff going on, but my body does nothing with it... leaving me annoyed and annoyed at being annoyed. 

Annoying, huh!

Friday, March 11, 2011

Chemo Round 3 - Finito!

Just a quick update...

Chemo #3 was on March 3rd...  11:30.  It only took 4 1/2 hours (much better than the 7 1/2 hours the first time around, and 6 1/2 hours the second time).  Dad hung out with me, we sipped our Starbucks, and surfed the web. 

I learned how to give myself neupogin injections so I could prevent another bout of neutropenic fever.  Seven days - once a day - tiny little needle, punched into my belly... It is now seven days later and I think I did a splendid job, if I do say so myself.  The shots are a MUCH better option than a hospital stay.

Things are going well.  I'm at my low white blood cell count stage of my third post-chemo round, so I'll be staying in for the next few days.  I was super energetic the last few days so I visited a bunch of people and got a LOT of one on one time with friends I haven't seen in a long long time.  Everyone seems to like my gray hat with the 1920's bow on it.  Everyone says I look good, and am in good spirits, so that's a plus.  Of course, I remind them that I only go out when I'm feeling well and in good spirits.  Trust me, you WON'T see me on a day where I'm feeling yucky!

Anyhow, I think that's all for now.  I'm looking forward to seeing Little Shop of Horrors in a week, working on a new website, an finally cleaning out my file cabinets.