Phew, I'm halfway through chemo and completely done with AC. I'm so glad to never have that poison put in my body again! If I had the energy, I'd shout it from the rooftops. But this chemo hit me pretty hard so no rooftops for me. I was nauseated before we even started, so I was given an extra type of anti-nausea that totally knocked me out but didn't even seem to help with the nausea though, figures. I won't say this was as bad as my first chemo, but definitely was a pretty difficult one. I really hope the Taxol has less side effects like everyone says it does. I don't know if I can endure 2 more months of these side effects- I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired!
My schedule is a bit different than we'd originally thought, instead of having 3 weeks off between types of chemos, I only have 2 weeks in between, so basically just following the same schedule. I was kind of hoping for a little more time off, but then again, I'm ready to just get this over with. So my new last day of chemo will be May 24th, instead of the 31st. We're still hoping to schedule surgery after the 4th of July.
I'm so thankful for my wonderful husband. He's been so supportive, taking care of the kids when I can't, making them meals and doing laundry. Yesterday I mentioned that I could really use a fan for my room because I get so sweaty when I sleep (hot flashes are no joke, people!). He & Emeline ran to Wegman's but also came back with a couple of fans they picked up at Bed, Bath & Beyond. Man, did that help last night! I can never thank Ray enough for all that he's done to help me get through this.
You're doing great Tara! I'm so proud of you and your family!
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