The Beginning of Chemopalooza!

For all the nerves that I had built up yesterday, my day was not that bad at all. I had and easy time and the nurse was very good at explaining exactly what was going on. It was a long day but in the end I felt really good.

I woke up this morning feeling a little tired and groggy but as soon as I had my coffee I was good to go. I went for a little walk/jog with my exercise partner Bella (our black lab). I'm still trying to take it easy, we only went a couple miles. I was happy that I could jog a little... it was the first time since the port was implanted on Monday.

I keep waiting and waiting for some awful thing to happen or for me to run to the bathroom and let loose! So far, I am feeling quite normal. I have heard from several people that it's pretty easy at first and does not really hit you for quite sometime. Everyone is different, right? My new philosophy is to just go about my day normally and then if I need to rest, I will. I still have to take care of two children...darn, I thought would get me a free pass for a nanny :)

My kids are one of the reasons I can be so strong. I love them so much and love hanging out with them. When I told Carson, "hey Buddy, Mom got her cancer medicine today," he said... "oh, ummm can I have something to eat? I am hungry!" NICE...that is what will keep me grounded and smiling too.

The "cocktail" I get is called TAC. This picture is me with the first med I got called Adriamycin (or doxorubicin). It's quite an interesting drug. It's the "killer" that takes care of all those nasty cancer cells that might be hiding. The nickname for the drug is "RED DEVIL" Whew, that says it right there! It's also what's going to make my hair fall out. It only took 10 or 15 minutes for that bag to empty. Next was Cytoxan which took about 30 minutes then Taxotere which took about an hour. The day after chemo, I get a shot to stimulate bone marrow and boost my white blood cells. The drug is called Neulasta and is supposed to make me feel tired. More to come!

Thanks to all of you who read my BLOG :) It means so much to me!