Chemo Cycle 1 Underway!

It has been an eventful week. Kelly and I have met our Brandon Chemo Team and are happy to say what wonderful, caring, professional  people we have helping us. We met with them on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, Amanda and I went to the Look Good, Feel Better program at Cancer care to learn about skin care during treatment as well as make up tips. I got some great stuff to bring home and use and was lucky to have Amanda there with me to be my make up artist.

Thursday was a very long day. I got my port inserted. It is a small device they insert under the skin on my chest so they have easy access to bloodstream for iv treatments like chemo and bloodwork. The port was inserted with a quick surgery but the day was very long and tiring. I am glad I chose to get it as now there is no need to feel like a pin cushion. It seems to be healing well.

Friday was my first chemo day. I was a bit nerved up but the nurses at Cancer Care put me at ease. The day was somewhat long with about 5 hours of chemo meds. I had a few visitors over the day and of course my wingman Kelly was there as well. Over the weekend, I have felt pretty good. Not knowing what to expect was probably the worst part. The chemo is off to a good start and I am well on my way to finding that six pack in my abdomen. My belly sure has went down as they said it would, which makes me happy:)

Yesterday was Wes's birthday so today, we are celebrating together. I am sure lucky to have a son in law like him. We love him very much and think of him more as a son than a son in law.

Thanks for the encouragement guys and I will continue to keep you in the loop.

Donna