Today is Tuesday, October 5, and today we are doing chemo treatment #6 of 12. This means we are HALFWAY THROUGH TREATMENT!!! YAY!
Being halfway done has its advantages, because it means we are that much closer to being all the way done. However, it also has its disadvantages, mainly that the cumulative effects of the treatments are starting to become more noticeable.
I am more tired lately, and the entire chemo cycle (4 days following treatment) is rough. The chemo cycle also feels a lot more gross than earlier treatments. I just feel “bleh” the entire time.
That being said, I’m doing the same thing I did last treatment, and setting my sights on Saturday night. The wonderful thing about Saturday night is that the chemo drugs will be out of my system, and I will start to feel “normal” again (normal is in quotations because it means normal as in not having chemo drugs inside me, not normal as in not having to deal with cancer).
We do have good news today, which you can see if you look at the Neutrophils Page of my Blog. My Neutrophil White Blood Cells which went from 800 four weeks ago down to 500 two weeks ago, are now back up to 1000 this week! And they did it all on their own! I’d love to have 2000-3000 neutrophils, and I am glad that they are heading in the right direction!
Soon, I will be able to eat raw fruits and vegetables, not be afraid to mingle in large crowds, go backpacking in the mountains, and enjoy all the things I’ve had to let go of during this treatment time. I’m really looking forward to that!
So it’s getting tougher, but the Neutrophils are getting their act together. We’re halfway there, and now we can set our sights on the end goal… Treatment #12. Tuesday, December 28, 2010.
The number of days left until Treatment #12 is shown below (and it will count down the days automatically for us):
The drugs from the last chemo will be in my body until Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. This means I might be celebrating New Year’s a day late, but we’ll have to see how I’m feeling.
In the meantime, stay focused, stay strong, and beat cancer!
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