I'm officially halfway done with my chemo - I had my sixth treatment on Tuesday, and am feeling pretty good so far. I had my typical night of nausea after getting home from the oncologist's office, but I've learned that loading up on my anti-nausea meds and just going straight to bed once I get home is the best idea.
Had to have a little fun with my 6th chemo... ;)
I'm still having issues with my port catheter. I met with Dr. Blau about it on Monday, and she fears it might be infected. The CT scan and ultrasound both came back clear, but it's still angry and red, and hurts quite a bit. So she put me on an extra antibiotic, and hopefully that clears everything up. The last thing I need is to have to have my port replaced!
New horse pill added to the mix. And this isn't even all my daily meds!
Another thing that was discussed with Dr. Blau on Monday was the size of my right axilla lymph nodes that were on the ultrasound I had when trying to figure out what was going on with my catheter. Dr. Blau mentioned that those lymph nodes are 3.2cm, still way bigger than they should be. Keep in mind, the right axilla is where the majority of the cancer was when this all started, and where the 7cm node was taken from for the biopsy. Dr. Blau didn't seem too concerned though, and said that nodes in that area can always be cut out, and are much easier to remove that nodes in other locations. So we'll cross that road if we come to it in the end.
Oh, and Dr. Blau really liked my wig. :) I had the Jon Renau "Zara" on that I've been wearing so much, and she said it's one of the most realistic looking wigs she's ever seen. Coming from an oncologist who sees people in wigs all the time, that's quite the compliment! I've been really having fun wearing the blonde one, so I'm glad that I can pull it off! :)
I had a really great Christmas. As much as I miss work and my coworkers, it was really nice to be able to spend the holidays with a few of my family members. We just had a small Christmas at my parents' house with my brother, who came up from Oregon. We were supposed to go out to my uncle and aunt's lake house on Sunday, but one of my cousins was sick, so we bowed out. We ended up having dinner with my uncle and aunt and a different set of cousins last night instead. It's weird not knowing when your taste bud issues are going to flare up, and what's going to taste different. But thank goodness I was able to taste the pork chops my uncle and aunt served, because they were HEAVENLY. Things today are tasting more bland, but this morning I was able to eat frosted Mini Wheats for breakfast and taste them. It's all kind of a crapshoot, and totally trial and error. But you bet I'll take all of that over having mouth sores!!
My eyelashes are still holding on, but my eyebrows are getting thinner and thinner. Early next week, I'm going to film a tutorial on how to fill in your eyebrows when you still have some of them left, plus include some general makeup tips to consider when you're going through treatment. So keep an eye out for that next week sometime!
I'm still having a major case of cabin fever from staying at my parents' house. I'm hoping to get back to my place next week and just have some time to myself for a couple days. A girl can only take watching so many episodes of "Deadliest Catch" before she goes insane. ;)
I hope all you readers are doing well, and I wish you a fantastic 2015! :)
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