Tag: Side Effects

  • Chemotherapy: Round 4, Day 15 — Final Round!

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    Chemotherapy round 4 was a little less tolerable than rounds 2 or 3 but still not too bad. The whole thing took an hour longer than usual again because they were quite busy for some reason. It took about four hours instead of three. My husband ended up in the waiting room instead of sitting…

  • Chemotherapy: Round 3, Day 17

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    Chemotherapy round 3 was the most tolerable yet. The infusion itself was largely uneventful, though it wouldn’t generally be my choice of activity for the day after Christmas. And as it was the day after Christmas and the oncologist’s office had been closed the previous two days, it was quite busy. I’ve never seen it…

  • Chemotherapy: Round 1, Day 18

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    Quick post to document that my hair started coming out today. I’ve been checking it nearly daily by pulling on it gently. Today I consistently get a ton of hairs between my fingers. So, it seems likely that I shall be bald soon. Chemo round 2 is in four days, on Tuesday, December 3.

  • Chemotherapy: Round 1, Day 13

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    It’s been 10 days since my previous update, so it seemed like a good time for another. I’m mostly feeling okay today and have been for a few days. But it was rough going there for a bit. Side Effects For the first week or so, I had a bunch of side effects. I felt…

  • Chemotherapy: Round 1, Day 3

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    Chemo steroids are keeping me awake in the middle of the night, so what the hell? Let’s try to write an update. 😆 I have my OmmWriter music on in the background via YouTube Music. Anyone familiar with OmmWriter? It’s a distraction-free writing program I used a bunch back in the day. Steroids Anyway, yes.…