Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Wiggy with it

Oh yeh. Got the wig today. Totally weird but pretty comfy do worth the investment

Monday, January 30, 2012

Orientation time

Thank you GOD! for the better medicines this time.  Otherwise things would have really sucked today. 
Today I had orientation for my job as a full time.  Yay for paid vacations and better benefits.  I'm excited and sort of giddy about it, even if its only for a short time.  The plan is still to go to PT school but its nice to have a back up if I don't get in, or so I can defer, since i don't think I want to start in the summer.  It will likely be too quick, and I definitely want to get all the treatment over with before I start school.  Don't need to start extra stress, that would just be a really really really BAD idea.
So the bonus of orientation of course is the fact I've been home over an hour before I usually get home.  Which is good since I'm really tired today for whatever reason.  My stamina still sucks the big one, so it was good to have a low movement, low energy day.  Its amazing how little movement you need to learn about company history, and how to enroll in health insurance. 

I am likely also tired because i have date with the cutting shears tonight.  The hair has definitely started falling out, so night I'm going cue ball.  Yikes.  I'm nervous about it, well duh.  But not sure how i'll feel afterword, which is of course why I am doing it at home.  The brother gets to be the lucky one to do me.  Its sort of returning the favor because I do his hair a lot, but not under this circumstance.  I think the weirder one will be the loss of eye brows.  To go from graucho to NOTHING is going to be really odd. I mean at least i'll save money on eye brow waxing, ect. And hair cuts.  I'm getting my wig tomorrow.  Pictures to follow of course, though not sure about the cue ball look.  We'll see how i feel.  But tonight i say goodbye to the hair, for awhile and hello to the scarves.
At least I have a bunch of pretty ones that I like, so i have lots of fashion options.  I hope my head doesn't get too cold.  And for all those girls out there that wonder about how to take care of a baldy head, face wash.

Who knew?

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Interview day

I got a different anti-ametic yesterday and all I can say is thank god. This time has been so much better. I am still nauseous but not nearly has bad. It. Was and is a good thing because I had my interview at mgh institute of health professions.
The interview was long. Obviously but I mad it though the whole thing with out any issue. Phew!!! I also ran into someone from anatomy and physiology class. Which was fun since he had been about a year. So we. Could catch up about what's going on in the process.
All in all the interview went well. So hopefully they tell me I can come and then I will be really excited.
But for the rest of the weekend I'm going to look like this

Friday, January 27, 2012

Greetings from the infusion room

Yes, I'm watching say yes to the dress

What a day!

So today is the half way point of chemo! Yay!!! That has a lovely ring to it. I mean half. Half it's great.
Today has been a long day and I haven't even had the chemo drugs yet. Let's discuss the day I have had. I started in plastics. For a fill. Hello cleavage. Nice to see you again. It's back. Though of course they look completely different then before. To be expected. But I offically have a cup size :)
Next I went to ultrasound. To see if the port that I got on Monday had formed. Clot. That would be bad. So I had that done and had sure everything was ok. Then I went to oncolgy and managed to confuse them totallly, so I got vitals and then went to the vascular interventional radiology clinic. They told me that I have to clots. Thank GOD! And the port is good to use. Yay that means chemo is a go. They also couldn't give me answer about why my neck hurts. Which is not fun. But I I am going to ask about more percocets. Hey couldnt hurt right?
So then I went back to oncology. Where they just ask questions about how's it going and the chemo treatment and the drugs and stuff. And now I've finally made it to the infusion room for treatment. They are trying a new anti- nausea thing so hopefully it will be better. Especially since I have the mgh interview tomorrow. Yikes!
View from chair today. Sort of ok with being trapped in a hospital

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Holy car -ap

The last two days have been tough. The port went in successfully, but has been accompanied by some major neck and upper back pain. Yeh real fun. It actually makes me thankful that I really haven't had that much pain in this whole process. But the last two days. Yeh hello Tylenol. Nice to see you again. I really hope it chills the freak out soon.

In other news, on my way home... My check engine light went on. Some people know my car troubles. Like seriously, as if I wasn't having enough issues. At least me and ma can car pool tomorrow :)

Tonight's goals, relax and enjoy toddlers and tiaras :) oh I went there

Monday, January 23, 2012

Port in my side

Success! I had my port put in today. It was a little nerve-racking. but it went really well. The kind of cool because I was completely awake for the entire prep. So it was cool to see all of the machines and see where they hooked them to me. Then I got lots of happy drugs and ended up like. This

Sunday, January 22, 2012

New adventure

Today I did something new, or again new. And it went good. I had to modify the hell out of the class but it was good. Sadly my arms are actually tired. Oh how the mighty have fallen:) though at the end of class the teacher said something cool. She mentioned a yoga teaching where there is always the opportunity to pick up and start again. That's totally me right now. Definitely the world telling me I did the right thing this morning.

Saturday, January 21, 2012

What to do if you

Wanted to paint the fingers tonight but I wasn't sure about if you could use a pulse oxygen machine (the finger thingy) so I left one blank. Looks completely odd. But at least I know I'm good for Monday

Snowy view

Perfect day to stay cozy warm

Snowy Saturday

This morning was good.  I'm exhausted from having a wonderful night with S last night, and making a necessary trip to CVS pharmacy at 12:30.  I have to say I might be a 24hr pharmacy convert.  It was nice to be able to go and not worry about what time it was (though I was tired)  I had to pick up this stuff called "magic mouth wash".  Completely gross, and completely numbs the mouth.  It also had the consistency of liquid jello.  Eww.  But at least I have something to keep the mouth sores at bay :)
Other then tired, its been a good day.  So far not much done other then organize my closet and drawers....since they were pathetic.  I had a fill on thursday so one side is poking me weird.  Fortunately its only in one place.

Today I have a date with the elliptical machine (without arms ) 

Friday, January 20, 2012

Completely ravious

So today was a weird day. I felt both nauseous and starving all day. Which is kind of a pain because obviously I wanted to both eat and not eat. And I was not really craving anything. Other then food.
I have also been partched all day .
Which I guess is good, since they monitor kidney function. But also hard to drink all the time when you're working in a chemistry lab. Sort of tricky if you get my drift. But I managed.
Finally the mouth soreness has arrived its an odd sensation because it feel like I burnt my tongue and my gums are bleeding. I'm going to call the l infusion people to see what if anything to do.

But first...screening for work :)
Back later

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Completely awesome card

I got this card from my relatives the other day. I've definitely developed a weird sense of humor. But it gave me quite the laugh :)

Welcome

Welcome to the blog.  I was feeling like  I needed an outlet as treatment continues so I thought I put it here.  Then everyone can see whats going on.  And everyone feels informed, and hey, maybe I'll actually think of something insightful in the process.  Who knows?



Hope you like the inner workings of my mind :)