1 step forward and 2 steps back

That's how I feel sometimes. Yesterday I felt great and worked til 3, today I came home at 11 because I was so tired (I'm sure some of it is 'cause Mr Wilson doped me up with Benadryl). I was also a bit constipated today :( but I ate some watermelon and that did the trick. Those last 3 treatments of chemo were booster which means it was a more concentrated dose and it peeks in 7-10s which day 7 was yesterday. Let's just hope I get over this period soon, part of my bum is much better but the parts I need to be better are taking their sweet time. And now as I'm blogging to y'all I have diarrhea! This is just great! I gotta go, talk to y'all later!

Thank you Paula Deen

Now that I'm feeling alittle better (my bum still hurts) I can get to blogging about stuff I always wanted to blog about. Today we are talking about Paula Deen. It's bad enough that when something happens the news crews always find the rednecks with no teeth to talk to them but NOW Ms Deen is making it look like we are still a bunch of racist down here! I know there are still alot of racist in the south but that by no means makes it ok! In this day in age the N word should never be an issue! I also have issues when colored folks say it to each other! And let me tell you, I have heard some of the little boys at football say and I told them I WOULD wash their mouths with soap. It's not that hard to respect one other folks. You dont know what anyone else on this earth has gone through until you've walked a mile in their shoes. That's it, I'll get off my high horse, mostly because my children are getting restless and are up my already achy butt! Talk to y'all later!

Certificate of completion

I am Titanium

Today was my last day of chemo and radiation! Yey! I learned a lot in XRT and I will be going back to learn about breast cases to educate the patients in my department but that's a whole other story. I feel like I need address why I decided to stay in Abilene for care. I opened a can of worms this morning on facebook that I don't even have the energy to talk about. Here is my list, in no particular order:

1. I have worked at Hendrick Medical Center for 10 years. I have made several friendships and more importantly connections. I got to hand pick my cancer team. How many people can say that? I love the doctors, nurses, and ancillary staff that I have worked with and I wouldn't trade them for the world. Plus, because of my connections I had a plan of action within 5 days, and started treatment in alittle over a week.
2. I am a nurse navigator for a breast cancer clinic. What does that mean? I guide patients through the cancer process. I am with them for their biopsy and I am there for them when they get their diagnosis. How hypocritical would it have been of me to ask patients to stay in Abilene then leave for care somewhere else? I wouldn't do that to them.
3. All doctors went to med school! Just because they work in Abilene doesn't mean they couldn't cut it at a bigger hospital, they came here because this is home to them.
4. I was able to work during treatment. I was able to live a normal life. I could take my kids to school. I could come home and make dinner (some nights). I was able to be in MY bed instead of a hotel room bed or hospital bed. Also, if I didn't fee like working I would come home and lie around naked, can't do that somewhere else and feel comfortable.
5. Back to the navigator thing, patients that DO leave Abilene, I see how long it takes them to start their care, and it's not days like I had, it's WEEKS. Today when I was in XRT, Dr. Singh said her and 2 of the girls went for a site visit to a bigger hospital in the metroplex and their turn around time (time from patient needing something done til the time it gets done) was a week! At Hendrick its hours to days (depending on what needs to be done).

So, I know y'all want the best for me, and trust me, I know as well as my cancer team knows that MD Anderson is the mecca of cancer, but I am in wonderful hands here. If I needed something this weekend I could call any of my physicians on their cell phones! Alright y'all, I'll get off my high horse! LOL. Talk to y'all later.

How I feel sometimes....

A keychain bought Chris from Kalyn's Blingin Beauties

Today was Doctor Day...

I have 2 days left now, I can't wait to be done, my booty itches!!! I stop chemo and radiation on Wednesday but the radiation effects will last for 2 weeks. That's about it, nothing too knew around here. Shout out to my cousin Eve for the "essentials" she sent, one of which paid for dinner tonight! Alright, talk to y'all later!

I've never really had a problem with Mondays...

I mean, I try to treat everyday of the week the same, ofcourse Saturday and Sunday are treated special... The point of this meaningless conversation is that I'm starting to hate Mondays. I had the worse UTI today, it started last night but was horrible today. I called in  to work because I couldn't walk after I peed. The lovely folks at XRT got me in early today so I could get some relief! I had to pee in a cup twice because there wasn't enough pee, they do things strange now with the UAs, they get drawn out of the cup like a blood sample. Dr S gave me 1000mg cipro out if her purse! Lol. They called in a prescription for me of cipro, silvadine (for my butt) and hydrocodone in case I need it. Dianna from XRT called me this afternoon to tell me I indeed had an infection and my WBCs were 32 (normal is 3.5-10.5). It's miserable. On a happier note: Laura and Mindy brought us fazolis for dinner, thank you ladies so much!!!! That's about it. I'm going to take an oatmeal bath and call it a night. I'll talk to y'all later!

Thanks to the women at Texas Tech Family Health Science Center for raising over $300 to help with my medical bills! You ladies rock!

I meant to blog yesterday but got busy...

So yesterday I saw Dr Vega, all my labs are good. He mentioned that yesterday was 14/25 (I hadn't had XRT yet) and I said I thought I was getting 30. He me to check with XRT, so I did, I only get 25 treatments not 30! Today marks the count down 10.... I also talked to Lisa at Dr Kendrick's office and she explained that I'll see him 2 weeks after I've stopped treatment and the surgery will be 6 weeks after that, so we are looking at mid August, which is wonderful because Chris has a week off in late August. I finally stopped bleeding like a stuck pig. Hey, I just thought of something, how was Edward around Bella when she was on her period? Food for thought there. Anyways, I'll talk to y'all later, I'm at work not working.

Just another manic Monday.....

Hello, haven't talked to ya'll in awhile. Let's see... I started my period yesterday, it was the first one in 4 years since I had a mirena. My bed looked like a murder scene. I now wish I had my mirena back, this stuff is gross. I'm still having bladder irritation on the weekends, the cranberry juice and AZO help. My butt itches like crazy! Chris and I were looking at different message boards to see what helped. It appears it's gonna be a trial and error process. Chris bought me a donut ring to sit on at work. Speaking of which, I came home early today because I was exhausted! I would normally be fine but this period is kicking my butt. Chris is off today so here in a minute we are going to get Sophie (Isreal is home) and go get ice cream, and pizza for dinner. Nothing solves period's problems better than that!! I guess that's it for today. I forgot to ask about my labs but I'm still craving meat so I'm sure they're low. Ok. gotta go, Chris is shoving me out the house. Talk to y'all later!