Week 8 Sunday

Hey, its Mel.

David is much better today, just forgot to write his blog before bed. He's happier and moving about but has waves of nausea and general badness, but he's managed to eat and not vomit all day!

On a separate note, I made barbecue today, I think I am officially southern now.

Week 8 Saturday

Well I'm back writing my own post now. I can't even explain how bad I have been feeling but the good news is that towards the end of the day I have been feeling much better. I'm just happy I don't have to do another week long sessions of chemo. Just two more weeks though and I will be done with this whole thing. I can't wait!

19th Day of Chemo

Its Mel again!

This week is finally over. I am sure that David and I have both wanted to kill each other at one point, but now we can relax and enjoy the weekend. For David today has been quite eventful, he lost 8 lbs since yesterday and vomited a lot. He feels like shit, end of. This has been his worst day. He has been sleeping a lot and is not the best company. Hopefully by Monday he will be feeling better once all the chemo is out of his body.

Its been a pretty hysterical day for me, but then again I have completely lost my blob. To quote Carol (David's awesome Mom). "Maybe you should write childrens books" Me, (using a lint roller on my face) "ITS NOT WORKING"!! Carol "Mel, I'm serious you need to put this ADD to good use".

I did some crafting today, tomorrow I will do some crafting and hopefully find my blob.

Love you all!

Mel

Fact of the Day:

FACT

18th Day of Chemo

Hey, Its Mel.

David feeling really crappy today, he vomited twice and is having an early night. He asked me to write his blog for today but there isn't really anything to say except his feels crappy but will feel better tomorrow once he has had some steroids.

Fact of the Day:

The Beatles 1966 hit ‘Yesterday’ has been covered more times than any other song ever written. However, the song’s original title was ‘Scrambled Eggs’.

http://metro.co.uk/2008/09/08/weird-fact-of-the-day-that-you-probably-didnt-know-467808/

I am glad its not called scrambled eggs.

Love

Mel

16th and 17th Day of Chemo

Yesterday I didn't write a post because by the time I was ready to, I was falling asleep and just couldn't focus. Nothing really bad happened yesterday. I didn't have any really bad side effects but wasn't really feeling the best either. It was just a blah day.

Today though started off blah and it ended with me feeling quite bad. I am finding it harder and harder to eat. I have had waves of nausea off and on all day.

There is good news! The nausea is being controlled fairly well by the meds. I know I could feel better but after this week it will start to get much better. Though one thing to note is that the chemo room was the busiest I have ever seen it. I mean there was barely any seats when we walked in and it stayed that way the entire time. I'm just glad this week is halfway over. I can't wait for this ordeal to be over so I can just go back to normal.

15th Day of Chemo

Today was a fairly decent day. I didn't throw up, my immune system was intact so I could start chemo, and I got my boob felt up by one of the nurses. It was funny because she was trying to open one of the stoppers up so the chemo could flow. Instead she got a handful of manboob and we all got a huge laugh from it. Other then that the day was uneventful. Which is good news to me. I haven't felt the best but not the worst. I was also able to eat today and I am going to enjoy that while it lasts! But I have to say that this day was made easier to deal with because I have my beautiful Mel with me. And as much as she drives me crazy, I love her and she is the best.

Week 7 Weekend

So I haven't posted in awhile and I am sorry for that. If I haven't posted something that day then more times than not, it means nothing has happened.

This past weekend has been an amazing weekend. On Friday I got my blood tested and found out that I have a fully intact immune system! Which meant I could actually have a normal(ish) weekend and see people!

It was great to be normal again and not stuck inside my house like I have been for the past weeks. So Mel and myself decided to go up to my apartment for the weekend. On the way up we stopped by Mel's old host family's house to visit with them. It was good to see them. After that I dropped Mel off at her friends and I went up to my apartment and unpacked.

That night after I picked Mel back up, we had dinner at William's and Bros and met up with some of our friends afterwards. It was good to see people again and hang out with everyone. I had forgotten how much I missed hanging out with my friends. It must mean I have completely lost my mind (the little bit I had left that is) sitting at home everyday. So that was all on Friday.

Saturday we had decided to fit even more in. First we had lunch with my grandma and dad. It was good to see my grandma. I always just worry about her. We went to Pasta Bella and it was amazing. Afterwards I was became incredibly tired and felt very drained, so I had a nap. If I hadn't done that, I'm not sure how long I would have lasted before I passed out standing up. It was good nap and I felt like I had plenty of energy to go to my friends birthday pool party.

The pool party was a lot of fun because I got to see even more of friends and catch up with a lot of people. The only thing that could have made it better is if I could have gotten into the water and gone swimming. Oh well, summer isn't over yet and when I'm done with chemo, and I'm able to, I'm going to go swimming. Anyways, after the party we had some company come over to my apartment and just hung out for the rest of the night. It was a good time, and I can't wait until I can go back up and see everyone again.

To top the weekend off, I got to meet one of my oldest friend's new born. It was weird to think I was holding his baby, but she was an incredibly cute baby.

But I think the best thing about this weekend is that I got to spend it with my love Mel! I've missed her when she had gone back across the pond, and I'm so happy that I got to spend this weekend before starting my treatment again with her.

Week 7 Wednesday

Well its has been a little weird not going to chemo this week, but nice at the same time. Really really nice. I have to say I have been feeling really good. Too bad my white blood cell count is to low for me to really do anything. But my Mel flew in last night! Which has been amazing. I have missed her so much. So I have been happy all day.

Its Mel, its been lovely being back with David, and I got here in the end. I was held by customs for about two hours, but they were just doing their jobs... Hopefully my brain will start to function again soon!

Week 7 Monday

Well today was suppose to be my 15th day of chemo. But since my white blood counts where still low the doctor decided to post pone this week to hopefully next week. So I get a week break from it. Though tomorrow we find out if I still have to go in and take one of the chemo drugs (the bleomycin) on Wednesday.  Which isn't honestly a bad thing because that drug hasn't effected me like the others have. Now the bad news of the day is that this morning when we got to doctors office, I threw up before we even got through the front door. It just came on really suddenly. What had happened is that I have been feeling a lot of anxiety when I just think about my last full week of chemo. This led to me feeling nausea every time I even thought about taking chemo. So when we got to the doctors office, it just kind of caught up with me and well that was that.

Now I want to end on a happy note. That happy note is that my lovely Mel is coming back tomorrow! I seriously can't wait to see her again. I just wish I could actually go to the airport to pick her up.

Week 6 Saturday

So I haven't posted in a few days, and that's because nothing has really been going on. I've been basically sitting at home doing just about nothing. Honestly the only thing I've been doing is playing my PS3 and watching tv. I've been eating fine and feeling alright. Just going stir crazy at home. I'm not looking forward to Monday though. It will be my last full week of chemo, which is good but I'm really not looking forward to all the side effects. Oh well, it will be over soon enough. After this next week it can only get better.

14th Day of Chemo

Well today was my 14th treatment of chemo and it wasn't that bad. I didn't throw up, and just been tired all day. With a massive headache but I can't take anything for that. That's because my white blood cell counts is once again really low. So now I have to monitor my temperature and stay at home away from everyone. I can't wait until all of this is over. But good news is that I'm 2/3rds the way done with this whole process. Woo! Also one of my oldest friends had a baby today and became a father. So congrades to them!

Week 6 Tuesday

I know I haven't posted anything in a few days. But nothing has really been happening. I have been feeling good and been resting at home. Though today I went to a ears, nose, and throat doctor to make sure the ringing in my ears hasn't caused hearing lost. Good news is that I am still hearing within the normal hearing range. Kind of bad news is that because of one of the chemo drugs I could have a permanent ringing in my ears. But its only a possibility and even if it isn't a permanent thing it can still effect me over a year later. Other then that I have my next chemo session tomorrow. Then next week its my last week long session of chemo. So I can't wait to have this all behind me. But anyways until tomorrow, goodnight people of the interwebs.

Week 5 Saturday

Hey everyone, first off sorry for not posting anything yesterday. Nothing really happened and by the time I realized I need to write a post I was to tired to. But today was a really good day. Woke up feeling a little weird but by lunch I was feeling basically normal. So I decided to come up to Marietta and visit with some friends. It was good because I got hang out with one of fraternity brothers that is moving back to Canada. We went shooting and that was fun until one of the employees came to talk to us in the range. Apparently there was a rule in the rifle part of the range that you have to wait a full 2 seconds between firing each round. I was shooting my friends A.R. and didn't know this so I just fired 3 rounds off without thinking. So when this guy came in he started telling me that I can't do that which is fine. But what wasn't fine is that he thought I was some guy who had been coming in and shooting for the past several weeks that has been ignoring that rule. And he started having a go at me about coming in last week and getting warned then too. When I said that I had never been shooting at that range before he just ignored me and repeated himself. So I asked him how I could have been here last week when I was miles away sitting in a chemo room, then reiterated the fact that I had never shot there before. At this point he still didn't believe me which pissed me off to no end. He finally realized after I explained to him again that there was no way I could have been coming in over and over to shot there that I was telling the truth. But still no apology he just said that if I broke the rule again that I would never be allowed in the store again and stormed off.

But the day did end on a good note. I got to go to my fraternity brothers party and see a lot of my friends there. It was a good time and I was able to catch up with a lot of people. It was fun.

13th Day of Chemo and the Week 5 Thursday

Yesterday was my 13th treatment of chemo and it wasn't the best but not the worst either. It started off alright but ended badly. In the morning I went to chemo and it was the busiest I had ever seen them. When the nurses finally was able to get to me it took 30 minutes to take blood. They couldn't take it from my port and ended up having to stick me instead. Which wasn't the worst part of the whole trip. The worst part was at the end of my visit when they did the final flush it made me throw up. It was horrid, but on the bright side I felt better afterwards. That afternoon after we got back, I was feeling alright just extremely tired. Around dinner time I started feeling bad and that feeling kept getting worse as time went on. By the time I went to bed I was feeling horrid and I ended up throwing up again just before going to sleep.

Today I woke up still feeling fairly bad. But as the day went out I started feeling better and better. I just hope it lasts.

Week 5 Tuesday

Today has been a fairly good day. It started off though going to the doctors to get my throat checked out. I have been feeling like there is something in the back of my throat and today that feeling has been making me gag. Just randomly too, I will be feeling just fine but then out of the blue it feels like I will be gagging on something. Then it will just stop and I will feel fine. So I got it checked out and found out that I have thrush again. But this time its spread down my throat before it was realized. Good news is that I was already prescribed the mouthwash to fix it all. Just takes times.

Anyways, tomorrow I go back in so I can receive more chemo. Woo chemo! I'm going to be receiving bleomycin which hasn't had to many side effects on me. Which I can't be happy enough about.

Week 5 Monday

Well today has been a fairly decent one. I was able to eat my lunch and dinner without any of it coming back up. Which is always good in my book. But there is some bad news of today. All day long I have had this feeling in my throat like something was sitting there. So I had my mom look down my throat after dinner. She saw that I had some sores going down into my throat. We called it into the doctors office and now I have to go in tomorrow morning so they can look at it. So that is all I have for today, I will let you know what the doc says tomorrow about my throat.

12th Day of Chemo and the Sunday After

Well yesterday (Saturday 6/1) was by far the worst day of chemotherapy I have had. Instead of the doctors office where I normally have chemo, I had to go to the hospital. (Because it was Saturday). That morning I already wasn't feeling the greatest and when we where there it took them forever to get the treatment ready. Also the nurse that was taking care of me didn't like to be patient and listen to us. So when they did my first flush I threw up because she wouldn't let me get ready for it. After a little bit I tried eating and that just ended in me actually throwing up. Which was the first time that has happened while I have been receiving the chemo. So the nurses had to call the doctor to get me more nausea meds, but when she came to give me the nausea meds she didn't listen to us once again. So in the processes of giving me the anti-nausea meds I nearly threw up again. But luckily enough when we got home I started to feel better, though I was hardly able to really eat anything. My uncle came over to stay the night also and he brought steak with him! Which I was actually able to keep down! It was the best part of the day.

Then today I woke up feeling alright, but as the day wore on I started feeling worse and worse. I threw up about mid afternoon. It wasn't pleasant but after that I was able to keep some food down. Once that happened I started feeling a lot better. By dinner I was even able to eat a whole meal and not feel nausea afterwards!

Now I hope that this keeps up until tomorrow. If it does I am hoping to be able to eat multiple meals without throwing up and feel normal afterwards!