Wow! I didn't realize how long it had been since I last posted. I didn't even post after my chemo treatment on the 15th. I guess that is because we went camping that Friday - Sunday and I didn't have access, then kind of forgot. It was one of the few camping trips I didn't take any beer along. It was really HOT, but right after chemo beer does not sound good. We enjoyed our weekend, but spent almost all our time inside because it just wasn't pleasant outside.
I didn't suffer from fatigue or nausea much after that treatment. I think it's at least partly because I had been getting plenty of sleep. I did have some skin rash issues, but with a couple more prescriptions, we got past that. Other than that, I have been feeling really good.
Last weekend we went to Ben & Sally's in KC, and I didn't get enough sleep, so this week I've haven't been as energetic. I got my 3rd chemo (of round 2) yesterday, and being already a little tired, it seems to have affected me more. I felt a little slow at work today, and more fatigued. Don't feel like doing much of anything this evening. Hope I can stay awake for a movie.
I have now had 23 chemo treatments.

Joe

Gotta have it

This week it will be time for another chemo treatment. I was really dreading that last one, but side effects were not too bad. It's almost like I'm developing a phobia about needles, though. I anticipate the stick too much and that seems to make it more painful.
Had a little trouble getting delivery of my Emend (main nausea med), but with the help of the director of the local cancer center we got things worked out. The nausea was not as bad as I remembered. It didn't have much affect on my appetite.
I definitely had some CRF (Cancer Related Fatigue). It's nothing like the fatigue I had last summer while still on pain killers, but definitely a symptom. Mostly, I do fine while at work, but when I get home from work, I just feel like I don't want to do anything until bed time. I don't have the motivation to get out and do much of anything.

Until later,
Joe

HOPE

Hope is a belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one's life. Hope is a feeling that something desired may happen, when the outlook may or may not warrant it. In a religious context, it is not considered as a physical emotion but as a spiritual grace.

July 1, 2010, Joe begins his second round of chemotherapy.

Vicki