Round 1

12/3/14 - My first chemo treatment. What is there to really say about it? It's a little frightening and extremely exhausting. Had to have labs drawn then visited with my Oncologist, a Pharmacist, a Social Worker, and my Patient Navigator stopped by to check on me. We were at MSTI for 5 hours. It takes about 2 1/2 hours just to administer the chemo. First 1/2 hour is anti-nausea meds through an IV, then a 1/2 hour for the Cytoxan and lastly an hour for the Adriamycin.

A few days after, I started to feel pretty tired. In fact, I feel asleep in my car at lunch the Friday after, and Dan had to come wake me up and tell me to go home. Good times. Saturday was pretty much the same. I laid on the couch all day watching movies with my love. Other side effects? I felt a little out of it on Friday. My head felt like it was in a fog, or that I was a little drugged and my scalp/hair hurt. Come Sunday though, I felt a ton better, and every day my energy was better than the day before. Luckily, I never felt nauseous. My appetite wasn't much the first 3 days, but along with my increasing energy, my appetite increased and all I wanted for a few days was carbs. Lots and lots of carbs! I have started to notice my memory isn't as good as it used to be. Chemo brain. That's what they call it. I found $20 in my desk drawer yesterday and I have absolutely no idea how it got there or where it came from. I guess I should forget where I put money more often.

So...now I get to do it all over again. Tomorrow.