September 2010

I’m still here at CTCA. I have to admit that I’m quite surprised they haven’t discharged me yet. I’m glad I guess because I’ve been in so much pain and I feel much better and safe here than at home. My dad comes into town tomorrow anyway so they can have the ease of me going home with someone as well. I have been feeling like I have been getting these flinches of pain in my .. Read More

Today seemed like a long day. It’s probably because I woke so early and couldn’t get back to sleep. Anyway, the docs came to do their rounds early this am. I saw the hospitalist, Dr. Aabbas who told me that I would most likely be discharged today, but when my daily bloodwork came back we discovered that my hemoglobin was off. They decided to do a blood transfusion. I am hoping that this will help .. Read More

Here we go again. I am back at CTCA because the shoulder pain was intolerable. I also have pain in my ribs on my back left area so it makes it difficult laying down. The hospital really can’t do much beyond giving me meds for pain management. I am scheduled to meet with the radiologist tomorrow so they may suggest that I start radiation up again. I’ve already done radiation on my left scapula along .. Read More

My arm and shoulder are killing me! It seems like the pain is getting worse and worse. Maybe it’s the Neulasta shot. Either way, I am in bone pain hell. I hope this passes soon. At least now I have one week off. I don’t have to go back to chemo until October 7. Whew! I am really worried about my shoulder though. I just took a look at my upper body .. Read More

Today I had a follow up appointment to get an x-ray of my shoulder along with the newlasta shot. The shot is supposed to keep my white blood cell count up, but I hate receiving it because it hurts like a flu shot. This shot is also known to cause bone pain and feelings similiar to the flu. This is the second one I’ve gotten, so we’ll see how my body reacts tomorrow.

The xrays .. Read More

I can’t believe it’s already time for chemo again! I have to go to CTCA tomorrow for my weekly infusion. This chemo is definitely a little more difficult to take. It seems that I feel fine the day of, after, and then by the second or third day I start feeling nauseous and getting sick. The doctor told me to double up on Zofran and to take Phenergen for break thru nausea. I’m not really .. Read More

Today was another chemo day…I think this is round 2 or 3 of the Abraxane. This chemo is harsher on me than the others. I usually feel okay the first day or two after chemo and then it kicks in and I start feeling nausea and pain. I hope this time around maybe it will be different. The nutritionist told me that Ginger beer is actually really great for helping with nausea.

I met with the Oncologist .. Read More

I’m so sorry to everyone who has been wondering where and what I have been doing. I had posted a few updates on facebook, but not here so I know some of you have been worried and I’m sorry for that.

I ended up coming home a day early from Puerto Rico. It was the worst trip I have ever taken. My friends know how much I love to travel and what it means to me to be .. Read More

Today was our first full day in Puerto Rico. I woke up this morning feeling very sore and drained from travelling. I looked outside and the sky was dark grey, definitely not poolside weather. After taking some painkillers we lounged in the room waiting for the pain to subside. I told Kelly to go ahead without me to the pool and that I would meet up with her once I was able to get out .. Read More

Part 1 of 2 down! I’m now sitting at the airport in Philly. My flight left at 10:45pm last night and my computer was showing that I just sat down around 3:30am. I guess that’s about right. I seem to always wake up in the middle of the night about this time. I am hoping that I am able to sleep on the next leg of the flight because I did not get any sleep .. Read More