Happy Easter

With the kids on Spring Break this week, it has been rather leisurely around here. I am on day 10 of the last round of the chemo combination of Adriamycin and Cytoxan. The fatigue caught up with me right away after treatment. When I got home form Chemo, I slept for the most part from 2pm that Friday to 10 am on Saturday morning. Then Saturday night I got another 12-13 hours of sleep. The cummulative effect definitely caught up with me! For the most part, it has been a good two weeks. I asked for more fluids during treatment and they helped the headaches.(It also caused my eyes to drain when I laid down! Too funny) I have been trying to stay hydrated and this does ward off the severe headaches I was experiencing. It is really difficult to continue to drink water when you're not thirsty - but you do what you have to do. My energy level has returned and I am going about my day-to-day life. I run the errands, clean the house and figure out what to make for dinner. Sometimes I'll sneak in a nap or read a magazine. All in all, I am doing well.

SpongeBob is no longer on the back of my head. After he disappeared, Aruna gave me an Easter Bunny tattoo, then two Butterflies. I have been searching the stores for more tattoos but can't find any. Where do you get them? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

This Good Friday before Easter, I start my next cycle of chemo. I have 12 straight weeks of Taxol with Herceptin combined. Though my IV port acts up on occasion, I am very thankful I have it. I don't think my veins could have handled the treatments.
I have been reading the side effects of Taxol - achy bones and joints, tingling in the fingers and toes... I am praying that I experience minimal side effects otherwise it could be a very long 12 weeks.

Andrei is walking without crutches or his boot - slowly I might add . Monday he goes back for more x-rays. We'll find out then what the plan of attack is.

One of Scott and my links on this blog is to another Blog "Cancer Fight". Just scroll down to the bottom of our blog page and you see the link. A dear friend of ours in North Carolina is facing her own battle with cancer and has just gotten news that it has returned. We asked that you pray for our friend Susan so that she may also find the strength needed to become cancer free. Thank you.

As always, thanks for keeping tabs on me. Happy Easter to everyone!!! Hope the Easter Bunny visits your house :)