Two Down

I had intended to post earlier this week, but I have just been too tired.

The good news is that cycle 2 has been much better than cycle 1.

There were several changes to my meds for this round:
1.  I took an Ativan before my appointment
2.  Instead of taking Prednisone in the morning, I received a stronger steroid (Decadron, I think) through IV
3.  They stuck with Kytril, since that seemed to work much better for me - also received through IV
4.  They added in Emend, which is supposed to last for 3 days - also received through IV

I had no trouble with the infusions and only had a teeny bit of queasiness right at bed time and right when I woke up the next morning.

Intellectually, I know that this is a fantastic improvement and that I should be happy with this progress - and I am.

But to be honest with you, even with how well things are going, I was feeling pretty down yesterday.  My hair has almost all fallen out now, with just a few stubborn patches holding on, so it is currently looking kind of terrible.  I am exhausted and a bit foggy.  Some foods are starting to taste weird.  And the gloomy weather was not helping anything.

Today has been better.  I got a good night's sleep and the sun is shining.  I am trying to take it easy and not expect too much of myself, but continually not feeling like yourself is hard.


Four to go.