Journey with Mary D

First up this week was blood work and then vitals.  Then I got to see Dr. Hamilton.   She gave us the results of the scan from last week.   She says they do not see anything on the scan, so what we are doing is working.   I told her my neuropathy has gotten worse, and she wasn’t happy with me that I hadn’t told her.   She has put me on medication to try and help that, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed.   This week starts the 2nd round of treatment.  It will last for 12 weeks, and I will now go every 3 weeks for treatment.  So that means I only have 3 more treatments to go.  I am starting new CHEMO drugs.  One of them is known as the red drug.  It looks like they are putting red Kool-Aid in me, which is crazy.  This week has been hard adjusting to the new drugs.  I am very tired and just feel weird, but I am lucky and thankful that I am on the right path to beat cancer.

This Monday started out differently. I had to go at 8am for a chest scan. Because of this, we had to adjust my treatment time… ugh here we go with messing with my routine. The scan was quick and painless, and we were able to grab breakfast since I had to fast for the scan. We arrived for my treatment and of course the lobby was filling up quickly, especially with loud talkers. Good news though; masks are now optional, so that made Lyle happy. I got my blood work drawn and was sent back to wait to be called back for treatment. Well wait is what we did. I finally had to ask if they forgot me. They didn’t really forget me, just coded me wrong. So, they took me back to a VERY full treatment room! I claimed a chair, barely, and then continued the wait. I think they overbooked ☹. Well finally at 11am (my appointment was at 10am and we were there early) they started, my premeds. Treatment went fine, and we were off for the commute home. It was quick without stopping for lunch tod

Monday’s treatment was quick and easy, yay.  Still having more good days then bad.  I found out that the MRI has been denied, gotta love insurance.  So, they have ordered a CAT scan instead and that will happen Monday.    On to other news, John Lucas is part of the fantastic Cookeville Children’s Theater production of Beauty and the Beast.  I don’t get out much these days, but I can’t miss seeing him on stage.  I have already seen it twice and plan going a few more times.  Wow what an amazing production with such amazing talent.  He plays Maurice, who is Belles Dad.  He does an amazing duet with Belle, played by his friend Ella Choate, and it is SO good.  The name of the song is No Matter What.  Here is just a little of the lyrics: No matter what the pain We've come this far I pray that you remain Exactly as you are There are shows this weekend and next. You need to go see it; you will not be disappointed.   Just so you know, John Lucas never lets us hear him before

Yay we are back on our routine.  Mornings are way better for me!   Even though Lyle has us leave super early, we have plenty of time with traffic and such.   This was day 1 of cycle 4.   It started out with bloodwork, which was quick and painless.   Then we went for a visit with the Nurse Practitioner, which went smooth. She is so helpful with ALL our questions.   She says everything is looking good.   She has ordered an MRI for the week of November 14th.    The goal is to see if the CHEMO has done its   Recap on last week, which started out “crummy” but ended up being a great week.   The steroids had me rearranging the pantry, the linen closet and moving things around for the 15+ time in the living room.   I am still having many more good days then bad.   And the bad days aren’t too terrible.   Those days tend be later in the week, and I am just very tired and rest a lot.   I am still dealing with heartburn, but I am finding tricks to help. Happy Halloween!    I carried my, “Boo Bag”