Round Two

Just a quick update. Had my second round of chemo yesterday (November 12, 2009). Wasn't bad. I didn't get as nauseated and I did the first round. It was a long 8 hours in that little bitty room. Chemo only takes about an hour, but since it's a trial they have to take blood samples at different times throughout the 8 hour period. So it's a lot of laying there watching tv. It was 1am before mom and I got to go pass out at the hotel. It was a very short night. Had to catch the plane home at 9am the next morning. Just a quick trip up there though. Doctor said my rash is looking a lot better. That's what they are focused on right now. We gotta get it cleared up and under control.

I've been having a hard time eating. Things taste different and not in a good way. My sense of smell is very sensative. It doesn't take much for my stomach to turn. That's frustrating. Shelly (my clinical nurse) said she's gonna woop my butt if I loose weight. Not that that would be a bad thing in my eyes, but they don't want me to loose any.

I go back Wednesday to see the dermatologist for a check up on my rash. Then I will visit with Shelly again to go over the oh so fun 3 pages worth of questions. Right now I'm feeling okay. Very tired and nauseated, but glad to be home.

Tomorrow Brayden's football team plays for the championship. They are undefeated WOOT!!! I have NEVER missed any of Brayden's games and when I missed my first one last week it really hurt. The damn sun is my worst enemy and will be for the rest of my life. I refuse to miss his Super Bowl game. People can stare at me all they want with my body covered from head to toe with clothes, a nice cap protecting my head and an umbrella shading me from the sun. I'll be damned if I miss one of the most exciting games of my childs life!

Polks Dots LOL

Just a little update how my latest doctor appointments went. I saw the dermatologist about the rash that is caused from the pills I'm taking. I've got some horse pills (antibiotics) that I have to take twice a day and some wash and gel to put on the rash. I can already tell a little difference in the rash. I'm counting down the days until it goes away and I look "normal" again. I go back in two weeks so they can see how things are going. Gotta tell ya'll a little story that made me smile. We were in the airport waiting for our flight out of Houston. There was this little girl sitting there with her mother and she looked at me and said "Mama that lady has polka dots all over her face." The innocent words of children. They say it like they see it LOL. The little girl had no idea, she just saw my polka dots and told her mother about them LOL

I also saw my clinical nurse. She just went over a bunch of questions about side affects. It's the same list of questions she askes me every week. After talking to her my doctor came in to see me. Right now they are focusing on getting the rash cleared up and under control. If it doesn't get any better then they will talk about lowering my dose of pills I'm taking. That's the last thing we want to do, so were hoping the meds that the dermatologist gave me will work. They are pretty sure it will. I'm not the only one this has happened to.

Next Thursday I go back for my second round of chemo. I'm not worried about it this time since I've already gone through a round and it wasn't bad. We will fly back home Friday.

That's about it for an update right now. I'm feeling good, just tired as usual and I've been having a lot of headaches, which headaches are normal for me. I get them all the time anyways. Nausea is a lot better. It's not constant anymore, it comes and goes YAY!!