Wow - it has been a tough few days but things are looking up. Saturday was pretty rotten. All I can remember is sleeping, throwing up and crying in between. Looks like we need to ask for a new "anti-nausea cocktail" at the next chemo party to keep me from getting sick.... The worst part is trying to do what you know you should do which is eat and drink when you feel like crap. I thought I did pretty good with fluids yesterday but Bret said I needed to do better. Today nothing sounds good but I am just a little nauseaus. Bret and the kids went to the neighborhood Bengals party and I hung out with my Mom and Dad. I was glad to see them get out of the house and do something more fun than watch me sleep! I finally decided that a milkshake sounded okay so we took a little drive to UDF. I was able to drink a little of the milkshake and it made the pain in my stomach go away. Since Friday it has just felt like I swallowed a brick. I had a few more bites of ice cream this evening and I think that is going to be all for today....hopefully tomorrow I can start working on the proteins and other good things to help build back my white blood cells. When I think about doing this 7 more times I can tell that I get very anxious...yesterday I tried to tell myself to visualize a war between the cancer cells and the white blood cells going on in my body...I kept saying that it felt so bad because the good cells were kicking some cancer butt!!
Bret and Tyler took great care of me. Tyler came and laid down with me this morning and it just made me so sad to look into his eyes and to see how concerned he was ...a 12 yr. old should not have to live through something like this but I am very proud of him for being so compassionate, patient and caring. I had hoped to get out of the house to do more wig shopping so let's hope the hair hangs in there until late next week.....thanks to everyone for praying for me this weekend to get through this first round...we can always hope the next one will be a little better.
7 comments:
Jan,
I wanted to drop by and say hello and to let you know that you and your family are in my prayers. Be strong and know that God is by your side all the way. We just learned Friday that my sister in law has breast cancer. She will find out in the morning what stage and what her options are.
Keep plugging away at it sis! As you said, hopefully this will be the worst of it and they can help you find something else to keep the nausea to a minimum! This week should be your "good" week to get your body built back up so eat even if you don't feel like it so you can stay healthy!
Love you,
Kay
Hang in there Jan! You're one of the toughest ladies I know!
Libby
I hope the worst of it is over for now! Sounds like it was rough, but you are a real trooper. Hopefully they can get you some drugs that will help a litte more. Hang in there!! Linda
Good morning Jan. Well, you did it girl! Keep eating, keep drinking, keep fighting! You are amazing and I love you! Sue
Hey Jan, I am so sorry you had a rough time, I do pray it gets better and better for you. I am so proud of Tyler, he's so great and he learned it from the best. I am thinking about you and hoping you keep the great attitude because you are a strong woman and you can get through this. God will not put you through more than you can handle. I wish I was closer, I would definitely be there for you. Thank you for keeping the blog updated, we are all concerned and we all love you very much. Valerie
Hi Jan - just checking in to see how your are! Hope you are getting better and stronger every day! Love you - -- Sue
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