Cycle 2, Day 1 Chemo

Christmas Angels by Betsy Bauer

My Status: Head-achy & slightly nauseous
Mood: Hanging in there
Today was long. Reeeeaaaallllly long. For a lot of reasons. Where do I start?

Working Through Exhaustion

Blue Hamster of Happiness by Sandara / Snowmen and Tree by UNKWinc

My Status: Sweating, but good
Mood: Jubilant
Today was one of those days where the simple act of crawling out of bed was a major triumph.

A Difference in Perspective

Christmas Spirit by VXSide

My Status: Improving
Mood: Appeased
Yesterday I was a bit down. Discouraged because I wasn’t able to go through with the chemo treatment as planned.

False Start

Christmas ball by fotoman228

My Status: Tired and Congested
Mood: Disappointed
Yesterday was Chemo Eve, or so I thought. I went yesterday for my labs…

Chemo Eve

Christmas by Lyanne85

My Status: Tired
Mood: Content
That’s right, it’s Chemo Eve. Somehow, I will NOT be breaking out the champagne for this one.

Crankiness and Hope

Christmas by Ironii

My Status: Feeling Better
Mood: Irritated
I ain’t gonna lie—this week has been a rough one. Starting off with the touch of depression which was ripped apart by knee pain, which then morphed into overall body pain, followed up with an eye infection…

Heeeey, Blepharitis

Christmas by Lucky008

My Status: Are you kidding me???
Mood: Cheerful
I couldn’t help but title the post this way… and if you don’t hear the Macarena playing in the background, then I don’t know what’s wrong.

What a Difference a Day Makes…

My Status: MUCH better
Mood: Ebullient
My title of the post today may be a bit cliché, but it is the truth. Or maybe more appropriately, what a difference a good night sleep makes.

Just Pain, Not Gain

My Status: In pain
Mood: Coming out of the dark
This post is a completely different one that I had planned for yesterday—a post I didn’t get to because of pain.

Being Curly and Blessed

My Status: Feeling Good
Mood: Fabulous
This may be a short post (but knowing me, it won’t be) A few days ago, I talked about getting my hair chopped off because it has become quite bushy and out of control

A Shot and a Draw

My Status: Tired
Mood: Fair to Middlin’
Today started off with an appointment to have a shot in my eye. Yes, you read that right. …

Venturing Out

My Status: Feeling Relaxed
Mood: Amused
Today I actually ventured out of the house. Since having my treatments, I’ve pretty much been a hermit. Not intentionally…