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Round 3, FIGHT!

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zombiekitten

The chemo treatments have worn off as predicted, right on schedule. i get up every day a little sicker than the day before. Which SUCKS. But i am nowhere near as sick as i was six months ago, so that doesn't suck. i had a good few months there where i felt a LOT better! i was even able to eat and gain some weight. i'm up to 102 lbs! YAY ME! i was up to 104 lbs though, but since the chemo's wearing off, i'm back to barely eating.


The doctor says since i'm doing better than last time, the treatment should work a lot quicker this time. i hope he's right. i miss having energy, not being in constant pain, and i miss food. i really miss food. i haven't enjoyed food for 16 years, and it was NICE to see it as something enjoyable as opposed to a necessity to keep me alive. Round 3 of the glorious poison starts Monday at 9am, then i go back two weeks later just like last time. i was surprised they scheduled it so fast, but my doctor insisted they get me in right away. He wants me to keep my weight over 100 lbs. He also doesn't want me to get to the point that i'm too sick to do anything but lay on the couch. i don't mind spending my day on the couch gaming or watching movies, if it's what i want to do. But i like to have the option of actually getting up and doing something, should the urge strike.


i'm wishful thinking here, but i'm trying to convince myself i won't get as sick as i did last time. The small dose of chemo i get once a week in pill form still makes me sick 2-3 days a week, even after 16 years. But i'm still tring to tell myself i've built up some sort of tolerrance to the 'serious' stuff. i know i know. i'm looking for pixie dust and unicorns here. Go go pixies!


Just thought i'd update the people who pay attention to this crap. There are a lot of awesome people on this site who have helped me get through all of this health stuff, as well as other things that life threw my way. You know who you are, and you know i think you're awesomeness incarnate! :D


i'll give updates on how the treatments are going and all. Next time i need to blog when i'm feeling great though. i need to share the good as often as the bad!!


Wish me luck!!!

Comments (7)

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ATC_1982·
well wishes
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TKBosss·
GOOD LUCK!!!!!! Truly hopes everything goes well.
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erinroxyfox·
Good luck, and here's some pixie dust! .:';.,*',>*.'.'.,;'*\r My stand partner at symphony has been doing chemo for close on to 6 years now, and she's had a bit of a roller coaster. I sympathize with you! xxx
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VenomRudman·
Good Luck!
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GUL74·
You can do it hun
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doorgunnerjgs·
Glad to see you on here again, even if the cancer treatment is still wearing you down. I know about the roller coaster even though I have NEVER been as bad as what you're going through. I had my 3rd surgery on a lung last March (after my thyroidectomy in 1995) and the blood indicator (thyroglobulin) is going up again to 130 after coming down to 90 from 1000. But life goes on, hopefully. I hope this round of chemo for you helps better than last time and without nearly the pain.\r \r Good luck, think positive even when it hurts.
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wamam87·
go get 'em tiger!\r \r were here to cheer you on!