Only 2 Chemo's Left

Yesterday was my chemo#4. It went okay and I was finished in record time. I took an Ativan while I was there and a Compazine right before we left and I don't know if it was the combo of both but I slept the entire way home from San Marcos. I also went to sleep early last night. Maybe that is why I work up at 2 am. Too much sleep throws off my schedule. Luckily after watching a little HGTV and FoodTV, I was able to go back to a sleep for a short while. My stomach is not feeling the greatest right now but hopefully it will get better.

Thanksgiving was great! There were a lot of people there! There were 6 out of my 9 cousins from my mom's side present (Natalie, John Paul and Kristy, we missed you), my 2 sisters with their boyfriends, my 3 kiddos and my hubby, my mom and dad, 8 aunts and uncles, 4 dogs, and about 6 family friends. We took a bunch of pictures so I'll have to post some later.

I was feeling good enough to get out today :-). We headed to La Jolla and had a big lunch at PF Changs and headed to the Bodies exhibit. The girls did nto nap today so we are home now hoping to have them go to sleep early.

I am feeling OKAY

I am feeling better today. I have a growing to-do list that I would like to get done before Turkey Day. Bella, Mina, Melissa, and I are going to go see the movie Enchanted later today. I am excited.

Well, hopefully I will update later.

I am SICK!

I think I am getting, or already am, sick. I feel like I have a head cold and I have been having to blow my nose non-stop since yesterday. So I guess I am not going to have too many (if any) "I feel normal" days this time around. That sucks because I was really looking forward to them. That means that my next shot at them wont be until around December 3rd. That is a long time to wait. :-(

Oh well, on to the next topic. Dinner last night was courtesy of Kathy Ellis. It was great lasagna that all 5 of us devoured. THANK YOU. Dinner tonight is from Adam Gailif and I also was given a Pickup Stix gift card from Lori Powell. THANK you Kathy, Adam, and Lori!!!!!!I cannot stress how thankful we are for everything everyone has done for us. The prayers, the food, the inspirational words, the gift cards, and the many other acts of kindness have been a blessing to me and my family. Everyone has been amazing.

Work got out early today so I am going to go get the girls and then head home to relax. Maybe a little R&R will help get my spirits up.

I hope you all have a GREAT Thanksgiving because I plan on doing so.

I've Been A Slacker

Sorry that I have not posted in a while. Here's what's been going on:

[FRIDAY 11/16]: Friday started off as a good day. However by 10 am I had bone pain from the Neopogen in my chest. It was like the pain I had in my pelvic bone with the last series of shots, dull and distinct. I had an appointment at Zion to have my PICC line dressing change and mentioned to the RN that I was having chest pain. She said that I needed to go to the ER to rule out any other possible reasons that might be causing chest pain. So after an EKG, 2 vials of blood, a chest xray, 950mg of Tylenol, and 3 hours of total waiting, they sent me home. I was okay and it was just the chest wall pain from the Neupogen. Too bad the Tylenol did not work on my stomach ache.

Thank goodness Melissa came over to the house to watch the girls! Since she was there Ray was able to meet me in the ER. It was nice not to have to lay there the entire time by myself. The girls were mad because they were supposed to have a slumber party at Monica's, but Melissa's stayed the night and they had a fake slumber party. :-)

Tracy brought us dinner. The chili was great! Thank you very much!

[SATURDAY 11/17]: So after a crazy night in the ER it was off to work. This is the day that we work during parent conferences that allows us to have the Wednesday before Thanksgiving off. My stomach was still hurting but the day went by fast.

[SUNDAY 11/18]: I woke up with my stomach still hurting from Friday night. I have only 5 days left before my next chemo and I am waiting for my good days. Where are my good days at? My stomach hurt all day and I had to drink this awful medicine in the morning to help it out. I watched the Cooking Channel for at least 2 hours from bed and did not do much all day. The medicine did not start kicking in until 5ish but my stomach was still hurting :-(.

[MONDAY 11/19]: Maryam came over again this morning. This time there were dishes and lunches for her to attend to. We kept her busy. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, MARYAM!!!!!!!!! Also, my stomach does NOT hurt anymore. Hurray for small miracles. I am at work today but there are no kids. It is Parent Conference, so we are just meeting with parent all day. My hair is in pretty sad shape. I am now having to wear a headband/scarf to cover the thining from above. There is really not much left, but what is left is hanging in there. Well, either way, I am looking forward to Thanksgiving and seeing all of my family!