If you read the chemo #5 post you know I didn’t fair well the day of chemo. This time I was a little scared going in, but I decided to up my water intake…A LOT! I probably drank about 40-50 ounces before chemo even started. […]
Chemo #5 was the first one I had without the Bleomycin (the drug that can cause lung toxicity). YAY! This was the first time I got to see Dr. Ghosh, face to face, after he gave me my good news of my PET scan results […]
My mother in law was in town from Indiana and went to my chemo day with me. Everything went as planned. My neutrophils did tank again so I went back the next day for a shot of Neulasta. Such a pain, but I needed it! […]
From the very beginning I was told by my doctor we would have a PET Scan right before chemo #5 to see if it was working; and if not, what plan B would be. Trust me, it wouldn’t be as easy as ABVD has been […]
I recently listened to most of the Healing Summit that Kris Carr put on and I felt frustrated to say the least. I work so hard to eat an anti-inflammatory diet and educate myself on being healthier, mentally and physically. I manage stress. I exercise. […]
Chemo #3 is complete. Nothing eventful happened the day of and I was grateful. It took a hour longer than it should have because of a delay in my first medication arriving to the nurses due to a new system. That was frustrating, but luckily […]
Let’s face it! If I’m gonna have cancer and do chemo I damn well better be a Chemo Diva. HA! In all seriousness, as soon as I found out I had Hodgkin’s Lymphoma I searched the internet for ways to make my own wig out […]
The second time was much less stressful from the first. I knew what to expect and we got a nice larger (more private) area to hang in while chemo was going in. It went a lot faster too because I didn’t have to sit and […]
Chemo #1. It all began Thursday, September 13th. Two days before National Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Awareness Day. For those of you that don’t know, HL is a blood cancer that involves the lymphatic system. Symptoms can be swollen lymph nodes, itching, night sweats, fever, fatigue, loss […]
