FUN NIGHT!

I had a great time at the Christmas party last night.  Got to catch up on the gossip from the hospital I worked at for 25 years.  Same ole, same ole.....lol.   A lot of the girls are getting nearer to retirement age too and are really looking forward to it.  Nursing is HARD work!   

I was able to taste some of the food and pigged out.  Yummy.  Who cares about gaining a pound or two....or even three this time of year!  I'm so glad I got out of the house for a change.

Have a great rest of the weekend all!

GAINED A LITTLE.

I actually gained two pounds this week but that's a good thing while I'm on the chemo.  I'll probably lose my taste buds or food will taste mettalic again in a few days so I can't eat.   Since it was my third round of chemo I at least know what to expect this time.   Not fun but doable.   Only one more treatment and then the stem cell transplant.  

If I feel well enough I'm going to a Christmas party Friday.  Hope I can taste food!   Even if I can't it'll be fun to be with my friends. 

Hope everyone has a good weekend!    

WISH ME LUCK!

I had my third chemo treatment today and I didn't have the reaction I had the last two times so I'm hoping to stay out of the hospital this time.  The critical time is 7 days after treatment when your white cell count goes really low and you're prone to infections and you feel so bad and very weak.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

I've been eating like a horse the last two weeks but I'm still losing weight.   I'll probably gain 5 pounds all of a sudden, but that's OK right now.  I need the extra fat for when I lose my taste again.  Who would have thought I'd ever be saying something like that....lol.

FEELING GOOD.

Hubby and I went camping for two nights to try out our fifth wheel while I was feeling good.  It has so much more room than our old one.  I'm going to really like it.

I've been feeling good and plan on staying out of the hospital after my next treatment on Monday.   I do NOT like being there in isolation for days!   I'm eating fairly well....until next week when my taste goes away again.   I'm just enjoying food while I can!

I put new pics on the bottom of my blog.  I was using the car to hold me up in the Thanksgiving pic because I was so weak, but I wasn't going to miss being with my family.

Thanks again for the emails and comments.  You guys are great!  

HI AGAIN!

Since I've been getting emails from my online friends wondering how I've been doing.....I thought I'd post an update.  I was so depressed and tired I didn't feel up to doing anything.  You can't imagine how good it feels to know that people care.

I just got out of the hospital last night for the second time.  I couldn't walk and passed out in the ER waiting room Saturday and fell.  I had another two units of blood.  The docs are trying to figure out how to avoid having this happen after each chemo treatment.  I'm due again Dec 6.

The good....or maybe bad thing, is that two days ago I woke up famished and I could taste food after over a month of not being able to eat because everything tasted like metal.  Yaaay!  Pizza!

I feel very strong today and mentally I'm doing great!   The depression is gone and I'm feeling a lot more positive about everything.  I just want to thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers and emails. 

JUST A SHORT NOTE

Sorry I haven't posted but I just got home from 5 days in the hospital due to severe side effects from my chemo.  I was losing almost a pound a day and my blood counts were dangerously low.  I could barely walk to the bathroom and my doctors were very concerned.  I'm doing ok now and my taste has returned but I have to have my second round of chemo in 8 days.   I hope I have my strength back by then to do it all over again.

I'm not going to be posting for awhile because I don't have a lot of positive feelings right now to write about.   Hopefully this will pass soon.  I thank you all again for your thoughts and prayers.  Have a good weekend.

FOOD WITH NO TASTE....A MIRACLE DIET AID!

Well, one cool thing about this chemo is that I can't taste food.  That should help with my diet.....lol.     We went out to dinner last night and I told my friends my food didn't have much flavor.  Then this morning I wasn't hungry.....just shakey so I had some of my chunky applesauce.   There was absolutely no taste to it whatsoever.  No apple flavor, no sugar flavor and no cinammon taste.  I only knew what it was by the chunky apple texture.....how weird!

I have to see my insurance lady and look at some wigs.  Guess I'll need a wig in two to three weeks.  See ya'll later.

PLEASANT DAY

I had a pretty good day today.  I didn't weigh myself though.  I will tomorrow!  We played with the new trailer a little today.  It needs a good cleaning I'm afraid.  There was a single guy living in it and he had a parrot but I'll take my time and do a little at a time.  Hubby will help. He scrubbed the kitchen floor in our house last night because we were having company today and he knew I was very tired.

We went out to dinner with friends and it was nice seeing them.  We went to Macaroni Grille and I got a steak because I don't like tomatoey food.  The steak had no flavor to me but that may be because of all the meds I'm taking.  I enjoyed the company a lot though.  We're going to get together once a month or so for dinner.

I'm trying to keep busy.  Tuesday I'm going to try to fix my friend's computer and we'll have lunch.  My friends are all so very supportive and I appreciate them so......including my EP friends.      Thank you all!

FUN DAY TODAY FOR A CHANGE

  I went to my Red Hat Ladies luncheon today and I had a great time.  All the ladies were so fun and cheerful, which is just what I need right now.  I feel fine the first day after my chemo.  I'm looking forward to more fun with the ladies  Here is my pic from today.

As for my weight....I gained!  Yucky.  I knew I was eating more but my doc says now is'nt the time to worry about it.  I need to eat to keep my strength up.  I started on Prednisone to so I may gain weight from that....booo!

We got our trailer today so I'll be working on cleaning it.  It feels sooo much bigger than our old one.  We need to get a new couch too but I love my big kitchen!

I hope everyone is having a great weekend!

FIRST CHEMO TREATMENT COMPLETED!

I had my first chemo treatment today and I got the reaction that she said I might get so I was there over 8 hrs.  She said I may get chills.....I was thinking teeth chattering and shivering a little.  My teeth chattered so fast and so hard that I couldn't talk  and I was biting my tongue.  I looked like I was having a really bad seizure.  I was jumping around like a jelly bean.....lol.   It was totally out of my control.  She said it won't happen again and I sure hope not!  It was soooo weird!   I also paid $315 for THREE pills to prevent nausea.  I won't do that again.  There must be something else that will work!   The good thing is that so far I don't feel any different.  Hopefully that's a good sign.

We get our new fifth wheel trailer tomorrow so hubby will have something to play with while I'm at my Red Hats luncheon.  I'm looking forward to that.   I still feel funny walking into public places dressed in purple and red....lol.    Have a great weekend everyone!