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Chemo round 3, check. So I think I made it through the rough patch with the third round of chemo (knock on wood), and I am moving towards my last treatment! Like some others have said, #3 seemed a little … Continue reading →

So it turns out the burning and pain I had in my arm during the last chemo was not vein irritation/superficial phlebitis, but was a leakage of the chemotherapy medication into surrounding tissue in my arm. I am told this … Continue reading →

This past treatment left me feeling grateful (well anger and sadness came before the gratitude). I feel angry when I think of my two beautiful aunts undergoing this wretched chemotherapy treatment. They were both so wonderful. Deb, with her infectious … Continue reading →

I am writing this during a particularly bad time to make sure I capture the sentiment properly. Chemo sucks. An old co-worker of mine had an expression that she would use to describe how she felt on a particularly bad … Continue reading →

Bye bye buzz cut, I’ll see you later. Round 2 with the clippers last night left me channeling Sinead O’Conner. The look is more severe than the buzz cut. Jim surprised me by cutting a nice mohawk first (I probably … Continue reading →

I never thought I would ask Jim to buzz all my hair off, but last night I decided that I’d take the bull by the horns and cut it, rather than let it fall out in clumps. I shed a … Continue reading →

So the wig was becoming a real thorn in my side. The thought of losing all my hair really started stressing me out (and honestly still is), and my hair is starting to thin a bit, so I decided it … Continue reading →

The Bles Infusion Room at Georgetown Hospital is brand new. There are nice warm wood floors and windows that let in some beams of light into the space. I show up early with Jim at 8:30am and check in at … Continue reading →

Well it’s finally here. Chemo Day 1 is tomorrow. I have been dreading this day since I learned that I would need chemotherapy, but now that it’s upon me, I feel ready. I went last week for a “Vein Assessment” … Continue reading →

On Sunday, August 14, 2011, Dr. O’Brien at Shady Grove fertility retrieved 30 eggs from my ovaries! Of those 30, 21 were mature. Of those 21, 16 were successfully fertilized and cryo-preserved on Monday, August 15, 2011. So technically speaking, … Continue reading →