Today’s appointment was the earliest yet – 8 am. Originally it was 7:30! My dear friend Leslie drove in last night so she could come with me. She must be a good luck charm because everything went smoothly for once! Nurse Laura was able to draw blood easily and the results didn’t take forever to…

Damn taste bud changes have gotten worse. Not only do certain foods taste too sweet, now some are tasting bland. Tonight we had a dinner that’s normally very tasty, but all the different parts tasted the same: bland! I’ve been having trouble finding snacks and other things to eat – and now this issue is…

Now that Doran is 18, he can come with me to chemo. I took him out of school today so he could do just that. I figured it would be a good experience for him to see what I’ve been doing every week. One of the first questions he asked was, “Are you going to…

The blog software was wonky last week, which resulted in many people not receiving an email notification for last Friday’s post. If that was you, go read it now, I’ll wait. Ok, good, now we’re all caught up! Usually acupuncture helps with fatigue and energy levels but not this week. I’ve been sleeping a lot.…

My vitals are always taken prior to bloodwork. I don’t know what was up with the blood pressure cuff, but it had a mind of its own and wanted to squeeze the life out of me. The medical assistant pulled out another one, but it did the same thing. She resorted to taking my blood…