chemo #6

chemo #6 (of 8) was yesterday…it went as usual…i had 2 get stuck twice 2 get a good vein tho…my veins r small & deep…& the chemo is burning some of them – keeping them sore for weeks, so the nurses r great about finding new veins in weird spots on my arms so we can switch it up some…we also switched my nausea meds since i had a rough time last time…they got rid of the IV nausea med & gave me another pill (on top of the 2 i’ve been taking)…this one costs $100 a pill – thank goodness my insurance is great & it only cost me a $30 co-pay 4 the 2 pills i needed! so far, i haven’t gotten sick from this round…i’ve had killer heartburn & a few nauseous spells…and i’m super tired! i passed out as soon as we got home yesterday & feel like i could take a nap at my desk today – but hey, that’s better than being sick!

only 2 more treatments 2 go! (my last one will be on april 6th) then i’ll have another PET scan & a CT scan…the PET scan will tell us if all the cancer cells are gone…and the CT scan is because my oncologist says my lymph nodes have gone down in size, but not quite enough…radiation should take care of that – but they want a look before & after we do the radiation…still no word on when my radiation will start or exactly how long it’ll last…they’re still sticking with the 2-4 weeks guesstimate (every day, monday thru friday) – but the scans will give us a better idea of what we’re looking at

thank u 4 ur continuous thoughts & prayers! i’m definitely seeing the light at the end of the tunnel & am so anxious to close this chapter in my life – hopefully 2 never have 2 revisit it again!
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