Luminarylucy
11 years agoMember
Halfway through chemo
I'm halfway through chemo. I've done 4 rounds of AC.
It was such a roller coaster. I had such highs but the lows were so so low. Now the highs are fewer and the lows last longer.
I start taxol next with 12 weeks of it. I'm anxious about it after the trip with the AC. I know once I start it I'll be on the downhill run but still a few months seems a really long time at the moment.
I had really bad gastritis & gastric reflux. I'm on nexium indefinitely and will have a gastroscopy after the chemo is over. It's from the steroids - which I've had 4 times and will next have 12 times. It's one of the things worrying me.
My hair has stopped falling out. Actually it is rapidly growing back. My husband had a shock with how much had grown from today since Monday. It's abt 1.5cm long along its patchy. Has anyone else had their hair starting to grow back? However my eyebrows & eyelashes are slowly thinning.
It's funny how I am affected by the weather and time of day. I wake up feeling so happy on sunny days, slow and sluggish on overcast/rainy days. I feel well at the moment so have gone swimming in the surf for 2 days. It is so therapeutic and I feel happy again. I miss being able to go bodyboarding every weekend.
Then night comes and I cry. I used to have terrible anxiety attacks and couldn't sleep. The doctor has put me on a sedative for nights.
But this weekend I swam with my friend and we watched the whales playing out in the ocean. I need to stop wallowing and be grateful that I live where I do and can enjoy such lovely experiences.