Update 23

Update 23

Chemo infusions:  6 down, 6 to go!

I am so happy to be halfway through this process and at the same time I can't believe I'm only halfway through this process!  This cancer business requires some serious stamina.

Thanks to the makers of Benadryl, I was able to get a decent night's sleep after chemo infusion #5 and again this week after #6.  Previously, it was taking me all of Wednesday and most of Thursday to recover from getting only a few hours of sleep on Tuesday night- it really takes you down hard when your body is so short on healing, restorative resources.  I have felt so much better last week and this week with that extra sleep; I think Joe and my parents would all agree that I've been a different chemo patient lately.  I'm almost energetic. The timing couldn't be better right now as we celebrate a double birthday and Valentine's Day all at once. 

No significant changes this week- hard to tell if Vitamin B6 is helping the neuropathy or not.  It hasn't subsided and has possibly increased just a little.  It definitely didn't fade and then come back again with the next treatment, which is the pattern they prefer to see.  If it continues to persist and worsen, then my chemo dose might be lowered by 20% for the 6 infusions I have remaining.  Thanks to early detection, we have that option.  

Thank you for the love and support!