Thank you

I just wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone who has left me comments on here. I know that I don't respond to everyone and I am sorry about that, there are just too many people. That sounds generic, I know, but I have a really slow computer right now and it would take days to try to respond to everyone. I just want everyone to know that all the well wishes, prayers and advice are read and taken to heart. They really do make me feel better and give me great support. With the whole thing I wrote about my parents, I wasn't trying to talk down about them at all, I understand what they are going through. I know that I should be more open about how I am coping with this whole thing, especially since I am living with them. But anyway, keep the comments coming!
Missy

worst day so far...

So, yesterday all day I felt like crap, which is typical for the Tuesday after chemo. I felt light headed all day and thought I was going to pass out. On top of that I am way stressed out because of my mom. Yes, I know she means well, but telling me every couple of hours that I need to eat more fruits and vegetables (when I am doing that) gets to me after a while. But anyway, around 2:00 AM I wake up with a fever of 101.8 and massive muscle aches all over. So I call my doctor and he says that I should be okay until the office opens up at 8 if I could be there by 7:45. Of course I forget to set my alarm and wake up to my nurse calling me at 8:30 asking me where I am. Luckily the fever is gone and this point and only the light headed feeling remains. So I get to the office by 10:00 (had to wait for a ride from my dad so I didn't pass out on the drive), they prick my finger for a blood sample and stick an IV in me to give me some fluids because they thought I might be dehydrated. When the blood work came back, my white blood cell count is good and I'm not dehydrated. So what is wrong with me? Apparently it is common for younger people when they take the drug Decadron (steroid to help prevent allergic reaction to chemo) they can get withdrawls. So they put me on a different steroid to kind of wean me off it. This will probably be what happens after every treatment now so it doesn't happen again. So, I am better now, I even got a little foot massage at the doctors office while they were putting the fluids in and it was fantastic!

By the way...my hair is now completely gone :(

Missy

I'm such a stupid girl...

I’m such a stupid girl
So yesterday I was running my hands through my hair (which is a cute/short/punky kinda cut now) and a good size chunk came with it. Now to me as a hairstylist it is a chunk, to you, it probably isn't because it didn't leave a bald spot. It was probably only 8 or 10 hairs but it freaked me out. I pulled at another part near my neck and this time, it was a nice chunk and I didn't really have to pull at it to make it come out. So my hair is starting to fall out. It really sucks because Ed is coming back in two days and I wanted to still look pretty when he gets here. I probably will, because I am going to be as gentle as I can. The way I style it helps to, because it's messy and easy to hide any bald spots that may show up.
Other than that I really haven't had any of the side effects that they talked about. The first few days I tired very easily and felt like I had a constant hangover. Last week I had a severe case of heartburn that turned out wasn't heartburn, but a side effect from the shot they gave me after chemo. It was pain from a build up of bone marrow in my chest. Sometimes the shot can cause that and they just happened to forget to tell me that when they gave it to me. The 12th is when I go in for another round of chemo, hopefully it will be as easy as last time. Keep your fingers crossed!

Missy