gemmag's Cancer Blog

March 10, 2007

A little bit harder

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Chemotherapy this past week hit me a little harder then it has. 3rd session out of 6 though. If all goes well I mean. My tumor marker started at 65, 18, and it’s now 12 so somethings going my way when it comes to this whole adventure.

I was given for some odd reason my steroids through IV instead of the pills orally and that wrecked my body. I never was so beat red and hot for so long. I hope the nurses took note that I don’t want to receive it that way again unless it’s absolutely needed. It rocked me too hard and didn’t help the nausea.

I’ve learned that what you think, has a big effect on the outcome. I remember thinking Monday night “I’m not ready for this.” Truth be told, I wasn’t feeling up to it and I think it made getting through this week a little bit more rough.

Sleepies galore haunt my big brown eyes, along with one too many eyelashes and eyebrows. :p

Now just to wait and hope for the best. I’ll be getting a CT scan in around three weeks and the results will come back clean and I can move on with the last three treatments hopefully never to trot down such a path again. But I’m ready if need be.

Posted on March 10, 2007 at 11:52:56 AM by Gemma ( A little bit harder, 3 comments)

Your tumor markers are responding well to the chemo- that is excellent news! Are you pre op or post op? I also had six treatments, you get sick of it, but you’ll get through in no time… it will be a distant memory!

Posted on March 10, 2007 at 1:24:13 PM by slockwooclimbs

Sounds like you’re halfway through??? Hang in there…what great encouragement that your tumor markers are going down, down, down. The steroids really messed me up too, I eventually asked my onc to lower them and he did, down to 5 mg of decadron. I told him I’d rather be nauseous then a nervous wreck! Ask your onc, maybe he/she will lower the dose.

We’re all thinking about you over here!

Posted on March 10, 2007 at 2:27:41 PM by tanya

Not only thinking about you, but also praying. You are doing so great! When I read that you had a bad time, I wanted to jump across the miles and give you a hug. You are so brave. And yes, if we need to do it again, we all will. Take care.
Hugs!

Posted on March 10, 2007 at 11:12:36 PM by kleebeck