Last Round!

I knew this day would come, and huzzah! Here it is. Last day in the chemo chair. I don't want to jinx myself, but the day is going pretty smoothly. Blood work came back good. Chemo got started on time. We may be out of here in the three hours originally promised -- we'll see.

The last couple of weeks have been rough. I mentioned last time that I was allergic to the anitbiotic I took for my fever. The hives got so bad that I saw the doc that Tuesday and was prescribed a steroid combo drug that finally brought relief to the swelling and itching. Then I had horrible hay fever kick in. Oh my friends, if you're a hay fever sufferer, I understand now why the sufferer label is attached to the condition. Runny eyes, water faucet nose, achy teeth, achy nose. Awful! I've never had hay fever before and I hope I never have it again. I had finally started to feel somewhat good on Sunday, but then the bridge of my nose was tender and started to swell up. And it kept swelling so that by Tuesday, another trip to the doc was in order. They were stumped. I don't know, another allergy or something? We all decided to wait and see if it would resolve on its own, and thank heaven it did. I'm no longer taking ibuprofen, in case I've developed a sensitivity to it. Don't know if this is a permanent off the list med (I do love my vitamin I!), but I guess I'll see. My biggest concern was that I might not get my last chemo today, but here I am! And we're almost done with the pre-meds (hooray anti-nausea medication!) and ready to start on the money drugs (chemo).

Besides all this medical stuff, I've been happily distracted by work the last two weeks. Lots and lots of work to do, and I've had the energy to put in a few long days, so I feel like I'm on top of things, which is a pretty terrific feeling in the midst of all this hubbub.

Last weekend, dear heart and I went shopping for containers and plants for the deck and found some pretty fun specimens. Dear heart is not one to let moss grow underfoot, so the containers have been planted and look terrific! This is the year of the yard, and I am so looking forward to making some progress in this area. Then the landscape architect who lives here won't be embarrased to say so.  :)

To balance out all this goodness, my macbook display died, which is a total bummer. (Thanks, dear heart, for the loan of your laptop to write this post from the chemo chair!) One of the advantages of working at a software company is that I have friends who know how to fix computers, and one wicked smart one is going to take my mac apart this weekend and see what's what. Thank you, Mister D!

I'll post an update on the effects of this round of chemo if there's anything worth mentioning. Fingers crossed it will be an unenventful week. Next on the horizon for me is radiation. I've got an appointment to meet my radiologist on May 2. You can bet you'll hear all about my time on the tanning bed! 

Looking forward to some sunshine this afternoon and tomorrow -- hope the sun is shining where you are!