Long Week

Well this first week after chemo has been rather long. The side effects have been many and most of them have been strange. Of course there has been a lot of nausea but so far I have managed to keep food down and eat most days. Mornings tend to be the worst. The worst day by far was the day of the chemo. I was very sick that evening which I did not expect. I thought it would take a few days before I would really feel the effects. My lips peel almost daily and I have sores inside my mouth. My vision has been affected as well as my concentration. It is really aggravating. I have to focus much more intently to read and I feel like I have ADD, I can't stay on task and complete anything! Probably the hardest day was Wednesday when I had my hair cut off. After everything I have been through I can't believe how difficult that was. I know it is just hair and it will grow back but that was a bad day. I did receive my first piece of good news though...the cancer has not spread! After the PET scan there was an area of suspicion so I had some additional scans done. Yesterday I received word that all was well. The cancer is at stage III. A small victory to celebrate! This afternoon I will go in to have some blood work done to see where my white and red blood cell counts are at. I hope my white cell count isn't too low because Noah has developed a cold. James and the kids have been real troupers and have really stepped up to help out this week. I am amazed at how grown up my kids can be!