{"id":301,"date":"2023-02-24T12:00:56","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T17:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inmyhead.com\/wordpress\/fcancer\/?p=301"},"modified":"2023-02-25T19:48:39","modified_gmt":"2023-02-26T00:48:39","slug":"ringing-the-bell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inmyhead.com\/wordpress\/fcancer\/2023\/02\/24\/ringing-the-bell\/","title":{"rendered":"Ringing the Bell!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I remember circling this date in the calendar when I started Taxol. Late February felt like an eternity \u2013 especially when I started chemo in September. It\u2019s hard to believe that six long months are finally over!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had the same nurse and spot as the past two smooth weeks, and today went just as smoothly. In fact, we left earlier than we ever have \u2013 which is perfect because Aaron is driving to Ann Arbor to get Samara for her spring break!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laura notified the other nurses that I was going to ring the bell, and then joked that my fan club was coming out. My three main nurses \u2013 Laura, Kayla, and of course, Roseann, were all present. I pulled the yarn down at first, until Kayla gestured that I was supposed to move it side to side. Aaron said it was loud, but it wasn\u2019t to me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/inmyhead.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/02\/IMG_5841-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inmyhead.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/02\/IMG_5841-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/inmyhead.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/02\/IMG_5841.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So you don\u2019t have to enlarge the picture, the sign says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Ring this bell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three times well<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its toll to clearly say<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My treatment\u2019s done,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This course is run,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And I am on my way.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think I rang it more than three times since I couldn\u2019t really hear it, haha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I didn\u2019t think I\u2019d get emotional, but my eyes welled up after.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fate of my Keytruda infusions is still up in the air. They\u2019ve stopped for now; we will revisit after my surgery.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laura said it takes a few weeks to start feeling normal again. I\u2019m hoping it\u2019s somehow faster for me! The fatigue and mouth side effects have been rough. It\u2019ll be another long week of feeling those. At least Samara will be here to keep me company!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next week: one last acupuncture to cleanse my system, and a mammogram and breast ultrasound for the surgeon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ding ding ding!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>P.S. I have a video but it&#8217;s too large to upload and I can&#8217;t seem to compress it. I&#8217;ll enlist Aaron&#8217;s help tomorrow and post then. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I remember circling this date in the calendar when I started Taxol. Late February felt like an eternity \u2013 especially when I started chemo in September. It\u2019s hard to believe that six long months are finally over! 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