Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Everything went smoothly for this round of chemo. I checked in at 8am and this time I decided to bring my friends/family members that follow me on social, along for the treatment - virtually of course. So I posted to my Instagram/Facebook stories throughout the process. I got a lot of really awesome and supportive feedback from everyone that they really appreciated me taking them along for the journey.
I also met with Dr. Migas during my treatment today to review my blood draw results and discuss any concerns/questions and next steps. He said that he was really pleased with how I’ve been moving through the treatment and that my blood counts all looked really healthy. He said after Round 7 of chemo we will connect with my surgeon to schedule my lumpectomy and get the ball rolling on those next steps. I couldn’t be more excited, let’s get past this chemo crap and I’ll be so happy!
Round 2 Post-Taxol chemotherapy side effects:
Wednesday (8/11) - felt good, felt normal and was able to work a pretty normal schedule.
Thursday (8/12) - I woke up still feeling pretty normal, but definitely had some aches and pains as a result of the chemo. As the day went on I started feeling more and more tired.
Friday (8/13) - The exhaustion is real. I'm also having a rough day, struggling with the frustrations of it all as well as just my body not feeling like itself. I’m in pain and achy and just so annoyed with it all. So I crawled into bed after working for most of the day, and threw a very decent sized pity party for myself.
Aches and pains continued into the weekend, I started feeling more like my normal self around Sunday afternoon.
Definitely seeing that “cumulative/compounded” impact of the chemo taking effect. I’m going to remain optimistic and hopeful that the last 2 rounds of chemo aren’t terrible, but will be prepared to give myself grace and rest as/when needed.
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