Chemo 5B: Rough recovery

Last week was a doozy recovering from the "BIG CHEMO." Exhaustion, nausea, hot flashes galore. I stayed in bed most of the week, which meant Wil had a lot of alone time at night. I worked two partial days since I wasn't feeling up to working. It took so much energy to just walk downstairs, plus the only thing that I wanted/could eat was toast, cereal, or pancakes. I started to round the corner on Friday and was feeling much better by Saturday. It was nice to be able for Wil and I to catch up with each other, relax, and to stay up past 9 pm!

My dad came into town last night so he could come to my treatment today. My labs today looked pretty good. My ANC (mature white blood cell count) was 1800 which is really good! Just continue to pray that it stays up next week, that is when it usually drops. I don't want to have to get another shot to boost my counts. My hemoglobin is dropping lower, now it is 9.8. This explains why I am getting so short of breath with stairs and exertion. It is not low enough to require any intervention right now though.

Wil and I are doing well and are in good spirits. It feels good to know that we only have ONE more inpatient chemo to go and 3 more Taxol infusions left! This has been a tough road but we know that there is a reason and a purpose for it. God is good, all the time. All the time, God is good.

On a sadder note, my family is having to put down our dog, Kalah, today. She was a sweet dog growing up and we all had fun training her to do tricks. Plus, mom's recommendation whenever we weren't feeling good was; drink lots of water and walk the dog. It didn't matter what the ailment was, those were the solutions. We know that she won't be hurting anymore now.