Feeling perky today and I am up and pottering about.
I do feel like another person on this drug. Looking back now, on the other side of EC, I can see what a zombie I was during that half of my treatment.
Yesterday, on the morning before going for my chemo, I felt great. I even got comments in the village shops about how much better I was looking these days and a man who I passed on the road even said I looked like I was having a good power-walk. Gave me a real buzz.
I went into chemo on a mega high and made all the nurses stroke and admire my new hair.
This hair is a constant source of amusement; my one or 2 mm have now styled themselves into a new Mohican style which is quite amusing, the colour looks pretty similar to my old hair.. with slightly longer tufts sprouting in a lighter colour throughout the Mohican - I must try and get a photo. This new hair growth caught me quite by surprise and so I have no photos of me bald. Feel a bit miffed with myself because I quite wanted to document every stage, ho humm.
Anyway, my oncologist is going to try and reduce my steroids over the next few weeks. The eye problems I have been getting can be a side effect of the high-dose steroids. I have been getting over double the amount of steroids around chemo day on this regime compared to when it is given every 3 weeks, and I have to have them every week as opposed to one in 3. So, yes please have a go at dropping them down.
Anyway, I am going to try and make the most of feeling perky today because I expect the next 2 days I will have a little lull, if previous experience is to go by.
Me, then....
On 7th November 06 I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. I have set up this site for my friends and family to see how I am getting along with all this surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy stuff.
....and now
...and 7 years on
one happy family of 4 (Daddy is taking the picture)
Burnt-to-a-Crisp Scale
I couldn't go cold turkey from my graphs, so I've devised one to accompany the radiotherapy and record how the "sunburn" goes. The cooking continues for 10-14 days afterwards so I've made the graph nice and long
Poo-o-Meter
Now lets try Taxol..... yellow and black indicates toxic drug days
Pants-o-Gram
So here's how I am feeling on taxotere.
Cack-o-Graph
I have decided to keep a record of how I am feeling over the EC chemo cycles. My score of 10 is the same as my pre-chemo normal energy Dawn day, spot the scientist :)
Not that I am counting, but...
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Photo Gallery
say hello to my cat Hixxy
and Sy.
and the hubby!
This was me pre-diagnosis on my wedding day.
5 comments:
Sounds like you live in such a nice village. :)
Hope you are still feeling perky :)
I'm looking forward to seeing photos of the designer Mohican.
take care
Hi Dawn,
Glad to hear you are feeling perky today and doing a bit of power walking too. The new hair sounds great, especially the mohican style - please can we have a photo!
lots of love marianne xx
Sounds like you're doing really well Dawn, and the end of all this treatment is definitely more and more clearly in sight. Let's see a photo of your baby tufts!
Lots of love, Jo xx
Glad you're feeling better,Dawn.
Allour love as usual. Chris & Angie
oh dear. doesn't sound like you're going to be blonde. Jo will breathe a sigh of relief. What are you doing at the weekend. I will probably mow my lawn, how sad. If you are free you can come and watch. I may even have a bonfire. yipee!!!
Mark
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