11th Day of Chemo

Well today has by far been the one of the worst. Haven't been able to really eat, and it seems like when I do eat its these icy juice thing. I just feel horrid and I just can't wait until I get tomorrows chemo over. Even after multiple nausea pills I still feel bad. That's all I really have to say today. I just hope tomorrow is better.

10th Day of Chemo

Today started off good but has ended with me not being able to really eat. I was feeling alright until about an hour into the chemo. Since then I have been hit with waves of nausea off and on. Nothing really seems to help and this means that I haven't really been able to eat very much. It seems like the only thing that was helping me not feel like my insides want to come out was either the really good nausea meds or the steroids. Either way I can't wait until Saturday when I get them so I can feel a little normal again. I can't wait until all of this is just over.

9th Day of Chemo

Today was my 9th day of actual chemo. Its also the 2nd day of the 2nd full week of said chemo. And so far its going much better than this point of the 1st full week. I haven't had to take a nausea pill yet!!! (Knock on wood). Though I'm still incredible tired and have some bad acid reflux. But compared to that nausea I felt 3 weeks ago, I can deal with that like it was a walk in the park. So I can't really complain about.

But I do have some sad news today. My lovely Mel had to go back to Britishland today. It sucked because I couldn't even take her to the airport since I was stuck in a chemo chair. But we decided to not be sad about this because she will be back in 2 and 1/2 weeks! And I can't wait for those weeks to be up.

8th Day of Chemo

Today was the start of my 2nd full week of chemotherapy. It went a little better then my 1st day of chemo but only because I haven't needed any anti nausea meds yet. Though my stomach hasn't been feeling fantastic and about late afternoon I just became incredibly tired. It just hit me really fast. But on the bright side my time at the chemo room wasn't to boring (though very very long). Got to meet a guy going through his 2nd time with chemo and the nurses where all in a fairly good mood.

Its also my 4 year anniversary with my lovely girlfriend Mel! Last night I apparently slept walked and was a little rude to Mel, but I don't remember it so it didn't really happen :P. On a serious note, I love you Mel and I'm looking forward to spending the years to come with you.

For the pictures of the day I have two. Mel and my mom went out for a little bit today so I sent them the top picture and the decided to send the bottom one back. I love them.

(Mel & Mom: We love you too)

Week 4 Monday

Well its week 4 of my chemo treatment. Which means that tomorrow I start my second 5 day straight chemo treatments. Woo! Not looking forward to it but just want to get it done. So it preparation to it I have spent the weekend relaxing with my beautiful Mel. We did basically nothing because I still can't go anywhere public for very long. Oh well it was still a great weekend. Came home today and had some good ribs before I won't have any apatite anymore.

On another note its weird not having any hair. My head is basically cold all the time in doors. I've gotten use to it but its still weird. So for the picture of the day here is one of my lovely girlfriend and me.

Week 3 Saturday

Today was a good day. We went to see my grandma today and had lunch with her. It was a pretty good lunch, we had Publix subs and my grandma seemed to be doing good. When we got back to my apartment we decided to go ahead and take a razor to my head. It had gotten so patchy and it was just falling out by the chunks. So now I don't have to worry about it. Here is a picture of my beautiful noggin' below. It's so weird to have no hair. My head's cold.

 

Mel here, I think he looks cute. 

Week 3 Friday

Today I got my blood tested to see how my immune system is holding up. It went up a little bit but not enough to be around big crowds or sick people. Which meant all of my plans kind of went out the window for the weekend. Though my weekend can still be salvaged a little bit because now I'm seeing my grandma tomorrow! She might be a stubborn old bird but I love her anyways.

On other news, my beard hair got so patchy that I had to shave it. I had a tan line where it once was and I miss it already. So here is a picture of me without my beard. Sexy isn't it? But I was cheered up today because my girlfriend brought down her old family that she worked for dog, Dudley. We went to the dog park today and it was nice to get out.

Hey y'all. Its Mel. I think he looks find with no beard. I am so happy we have Dudders this weekend, and Im looking forward to spending a little time in Marietta, I need to start packing anyway.

Love Mel

Week 3 Thursday

Well it has been 2 days since I have had my last treatment, and it hasn't been too bad, side effects wise. I'm just tired and have had headaches. But no real major side effects. Which is always good news in my book. The only thing I can complain about it that its annoying that I can't go anywhere.

Tomorrow I find out though if my white blood cell count has gone up. If it has gone up then I can actually go out and do stuff this week! Woo!

Today though was interesting. I got to watch my crazy girlfriend attack some trees today. That was fun watch. And here is a picture of her going at it.

I didn't attack any trees, I simply pruned the tree so I wouldn't have to drive through it every time I come in to the freaking driveway! Plus, Im not working so I am pretty bored. Maybe I should start knitting again. 

Love y'all

7th Day of Chemo

Today was the 7th day I have had chemo. And it wasn't that bad of a day. Though I did get some bad news. Found out that my white blood cell was fairly low. Which isn't good and means I now can't go out for awhile. Other then that I have started losing my hair but not the hair on my head. No, I'm losing everything but that hair. Primarily my beard hair. It isn't a fun feeling, being able to pull your hair out without it hurting. I didn't think it would start this early either, but what can you do?

On the plus side I haven't had too many side effects from todays session. Just some headaches and that's it. For the pic of the day here is me just waiting for my chemo to get hooked up. Complete with a thinning beard, that may or may not have a bald patch in it.

Hey, its Mel.

It is thinning, I don't know if I have dog hair, cat hair or davids hair on me. Oddly they are all a similar colour. yes, colour with a U.

Anyway.. We are going back to the Doctors on Friday to see if his white blood cell count is up, if so we may be seeing some of you this weekend, and dad before you write a smart comment I will see you next thursday, not this weekend.

Love to all

Mel

Week 2 Thursday

I want to apologize to everyone. Last week I made the post below but for some reason forgot to press the publish button. Chemo brain eh?


Well I had another good day. Only had a little nausea before lunch but that went away after I ate lunch. Other then that I have been feeling basically normal and I won't have chemo again until next Tuesday so I'm thinking it's going to last until then. I am hoping so at least.

But since I have been feeling good I am not going to update my blog until after my chemo next Tuesday. Unless some of the side effects crop back up or something happens. So until then I hope everyone has a fantastic Friday and weekend.

Week 2 Wednesday

Today was a really good day. I didn't really have any side effects. In the morning I felt a little blah in the stomach area but after about an hour I was feeling as close to normal as I have ever felt since starting chemo. So lets hope this keeps up! And enjoy the pic below.

6th Day of Chemo

Today was my 6th treatment of chemo and all I got was the bleomycin. It was also my only day of chemo this week. It started off good, I woke up feeling almost normal and felt that way until about mid day. After my treatment my stomach started feeling just horrid. It got better after lunch but by the end of the day I was just feeling exhausted and a little nausea

On the bright side I don't have the flu like symptoms that usually comes with bleomycin. With is a plus in my mind. One side effect that has been annoying me since Saturday night is the ringing in my ears. Talked to the nurses at chemo about it and as long as it gets less frequent by next week I should be fine.

No pic of me today even though compared to last week I have lost about 9 pounds. Instead here is a funny picture to lighten the mood.

Week 2 Monday

Overall today was a good day. It started off a little rough with my stomach deciding to feel weird and ick, but as the day went on I started feeling better and by dinner I was actually feeling up to going out to eat. We had pizza and it was amazing. Tomorrow I have my one day chemo for this week and I'm just happy that I had a good day before having the toxins pumped back in.

So like I said before tomorrow is my one day of chemo and I'm going to be getting just the bleomycin. It didn't make me feel too bad last week when I was given it, so I can only hope that it won't this week as well. Might even be able to go out and do something this week! I hope so.

Mothers Day

Hey, Its Mel.

David's super tired today, he went for a little walk and it really knocked him for six (he's tired). So I'm writing a post. There isn't really very much to say. I made chicken soup, but he didn't feel like eating it. So we had grilled cheese, you can never go wrong with bread and cheese. No hot arms or odd side effects, just the expected ringing in the ears and fever.

Hope you all had a great mothers day.

I spent mine unpacking as I will be moving out of my au pair house and into David's before I go back to England for a short whilst because I have too, stupid visa stuff and then I will be back as a tourist in the middle of June. Fun eh?

Love to all

Mel

My day off.

Its a day after my first week of chemo and it was a fairly good one. Didn't have really any nausea but did have some weird side effects. My most prominent side effect was acid reflux and a lot of shaking. But by far my weirdest was that I had hot arms. Just my arms and nothing else. We have no idea why either. As the day went on I began to feel better and better. I was even able to eat a whole meal today. It was great and would have been better if my taste buds hadn't decided to go a little off. Didn't think they would start changing this earlier but oh well.

That's really all I have for today. No sexy picture or anything exciting.

Hey, its Mel. today was great compared to the rest of the week. The steroids really helped and it was so lovely to not have to sit in a hospital for 5 hours today. Tomorrow's mother's day, so everyone please give their mum's a massive cuddle and tell them that they love them, and to check their breasts. Also, tell your dad's to check their balls. Love y'all.

5th Day of Chemo

Well today was the 5th day of my chemo treatment. Which means that I am through with my first full week of the toxins. And I have to say that I feel better than I did last night. But it took awhile for me to feel better. Partly because last night I had my first throwing up episode at 4.30 in the morning. I have to say it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but its not something I want to go through again. I was feeling just horrid all morning because of it. I didn't start to feel better until almost the end of chemo session today, they gave me some extra anti-nausea stuff. Since I got home the only side effects I have been having are acid reflux, some gas, and just a little bit of nausea, but that went away with some meds. This meant I was actually able to eat a little meal for dinner. And so far no more nausea after dinner. Lets just hope it keeps up.

So next week I only have one round of treatment on Tuesday, its the Bleomycin which only takes an hour but has the most side effects. Nevertheless I'm looking forward to my 3 day weekend lol. As chemo only last 48 hours, I should have a great monday.

Below is a pic of me again asleep in the chemo chair. I'm actually asleep and not just posing just fyi. Also give it up for the sexy hand of Mel. Oh yeah.

4th Day of Chemo

Well, we are done with my 4th day of chemo and it hasn't been a very fun one. It started off when I woke up feeling like I was going to throw up, which is just a great way to wake up in the morning. Anyway, the feeling of nausea lasted until we got to the chemo room where I was able to get some stronger nausea meds. So I was finally able to eat something, even if it didn't last too long. Because after I had part of a sandwich that Mel brought me, I was back to feeling like I was going to throw up again. So the nurses gave me a drug that helped calm everything down, and put me right to sleep. It made me feel better when I woke. And when we got home I went back to sleep, just little a nap. Though when I woke for dinner, I just felt horrid all over. I got some new nausea pills that helped with that feeling, but I still felt completely drained. And my sinus glands in my neck have been bothering me ever since. If my glands in my neck haven't been so swollen then I think I wouldn't have felt so horrid all over. But what's done is done. I just hope I feel better in the morning.

Interesting fact: The chemo drugs only stay in your body for about 48 hours. Who knew?

And below is a pic of me taking a nap in the chemo room in my new snazzy shirt.

Hey, its Mel. So today really hasn't been the best day, and I am sure it won't won't be the worst, David really has been a trouper and we are all very proud of him. Tomorrow is another day and he will be getting steroids so he should feel better all over, he will probably have a red puffy face. Better than vomiting. We are all a little tired but its nearly the weekend. Love xo.

3rd Day of Chemo

Well just got done with the third day of my chemo. Started off the day feeling better then I did yesterday. But  by the time I got home from the chemo treatment I just felt drained. So I took a nap and when I got up I have been feeling horrid. I have been feeling nauseated, and I was hardly able to eat dinner. And the nausea meds haven't help as much as the doctors say they would have. I just hope that they will give me something tomorrow to help with all of this.

But anyways today I had my lovely fiance Mel sitting with me today while I had chemo. As you can see from this yet another sexy picture.

Hey, this is Mel. David's feeling pretty bad. Very tired, groggy and generally bad. Hopefully he will feel better after a really long sleep, as he is so exhausted. We will update you all tomorrow.

Love

Mel

2nd Day of Chemo

Well I got through my 2nd day of chemo. Today I got a drug called bleomycin which is just a fun drug. The nurses and doctor warned that this drug could cause me to have a fever, shakes, and more fun stuff that I don't remember off the top of my head. But luckily the only side effects I felt today was shaking and redness of the face. No fever or nausea yet. Oh, but I have had plenty of acid reflux off and on all day and I can't seem to get rid of these hiccups, it's been so annoying. Partly because it has made it hard to eat dinner when you might hiccup the food that is trying to go down. Overall though I think have felt better today than I did yesterday which has to count for something.

Anyways below I have attached another sexy picture of me in the chemo room. This time with a little less man boobies. But only a little.

1st Day of Chemo

Hello all,

So if you haven't heard or didn't know I have cancer. For the full story of what happened go look at the about me page. But anyways I had my first day of Chemo today. It was a weird experience. The nurses and everyone there was really friendly and helpful. Though I'm not going to lie, they hit me with a lot of information. I tried to remember it all but I'm sure I forgot something.

While I was there today I didn't really have any side effects besides a light headache for a little bit. But unfortunately when I got home I started feeling a bit nausea. Which is why they provided me with great little pills to help me with it. Other then that I have had acid re-flux off and on since I got back. I didn't think the side effects would start one day 1 but what can you do.

Anyways below is a picture of my first day there. Wish I had known I was sporting some lovely pair of man boobs but oh well.