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The Cold Shoulder
This past week was rough symptom-wise. Last Sunday, I was hit with fatigue so bad I felt like sludge for the next few days and had trouble getting off the couch. Acupuncture helped a bit. I also had a few episodes of strong nausea, and of course the weird taste/dry mouth persists. I asked if…
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75%
I am now officially halfway through Taxol and 3/4ths of the way through pre-surgery chemo! Today was long, even though it was a non-Keytruda week. The bloodwork – which typically takes 15-20 minutes to come back – took about two hours!! I asked what dose steroid I was given last week, as I suspected that…
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An Ode to Hair
So far this week has been more of the same, with the added layer of fatigue. When I went to acupuncture on Tuesday, Carol said I should get treatments weekly from here on out as typically at the halfway mark, things start to get more difficult. In other news, while trying to fall asleep one…
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Laying Down the Facts
This past week wasn’t a great one symptom-wise. It had the usual – bloody noses and stomach pains. And it was made even better by the reappearance of nausea. On the plus side, I am more than halfway through chemo if you count the AC regimen. Five down of Taxol; next week I’ll be halfway…
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Last Chemo of 2022
Today was long. We got to Magee at 9:30 am and returned home at 3:30 pm! Upon finishing up, I went to grab my jacket. Aaron stopped me and said it was in the mid-60s outside. And a week ago it was in single digits. Crazy! First up was an echo, which I got in…
