David and I saw this t-shirt last weekend and really liked it.
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I was reminded this week that the only thing I can predict is that things are unpredictable. This is my "good" week, right? That was true Monday and Tuesday, when I had lots of energy to go for long walks and do things like roast eggplants on the grill and make blueberry jam. Wednesday I crashed. Today I crashed. Not badly; I just have no energy and feel kind of shaky and out of sorts. I think the promised accumulation of chemo effects is starting to affect me.
Speaking of chemo effects: I had very little additional hair loss in cycle 3. So little, in fact, that I finally gave up expecting it all to fall out -- in this cycle, at least -- and went for a haircut! Just to neaten things up a bit. It's shorter now, but it lies really nicely and the thinning is not so noticeable. I don't have a picture yet, but I'll post one when we take it.
Back to Day 1 chemo tomorrow. Perhaps I'll post tomorrow, but don't expect anything from me for a while after that. There might be some posts from guest bloggers!
Update: Well, no wonder I felt worse. I got a peek today (Friday) at Tuesday's labs. My red blood cell count is indeed slightly below the normal range. Red blood cells are the ones that ferry oxygen around the body, so in essence all the rest of the cells in my body are trying to operate in a slightly oxygen-poor environment. On the good side of the ledger, my neutrophil count is actually at the high end of normal. This is presumably due to the neutrophil-boosting injection I give myself once a cycle. Neutrophils are good; they are part of the immune system and help the body fight off infections. Must be why I never got that cold David had!
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