One week after chemo

Good morning!! Well I seem to be getting passed the side effects of round 2. I did get the fat, white tongue thing again. Now that it has happened twice I am sure that the first time wasn't an infection after all. It is getting better now. Rinsing with club soda has helped. Other side effects are that I am losing my eyebrows and eyelashes. Losing your eyelashes really hurts. I don't know why that is. I am constantly rubbing my eyes and getting eyelashes in them. That doesn't feel good either. And the last thing is my fingers and finger nails hurt. The tips of my fingers feel like they have been burned. My finger nails just hurt when they are touched. But everything is a little better each day.

My hair is starting to fall out but slowly. It is not as tramatic as the first time it happened. I am still disappointed though. I am just about at the stage where I could go without my bandana. But I keep wearing it to keep the hair that is falling out from getting everywhere.

Wednesday I started the week of no white blood cells. This makes it very easy for me to get sick. Other than going to the gym I am sticking pretty close to home.

Next Tuesday we leave to LA to meet with Dr. West. It will be good to hear his opinion on my medical situation and see if he offers any other treatment opinions for keeping the cancer away.

I am meeting with a physiotherapist today. I don't have my full range of motion back on my arm from surgery. I best get working on that so that there is no permanent damage done.

I hope everyone has a nice weekend.

Love Carolin