Anticipation

My next chemo is on Monday, March 2nd. Five more days before I go out of commission once again - useless, sick and unable to function. On the bright side, it will be my third chemo and we're halfway through the finish line! Yay!

I am thankful that my chemo is once every three weeks. It gives my body and brain a chance to recover in between chemos and also an opportunity to feel almost normal for two weeks.

I have been feeling great the past week or so and have been able to do errands, shop and do household chores with no problems. Then yesterday I felt weak I guess that's my body telling me to slow down and take a break. I slept pretty much the whole afternoon yesterday and still felt awful afterwards. I woke up with a mild headache and felt a bit lousy. Then today I feel great again. So I did a few errands this afternoon in anticipation that I will be sick and useless again next week. While doing my errands I bumped into a couple of ladies I met at the cancer centre separately. One of them I met at the gentle yoga class and the other is one of my peer counsellors. Both of them complimented my new do and they said I look great. It was nice to see them both. What are the odds I'll see the two of them almost at the same time today. My peer counsellor invited me over for coffee tonight at a famous coffee shop. I might pop over. It's been awhile since I saw my peer support group.

Anyway, I'm trying to make the most out of my good days prior to chemo. So tomorrow I'm meeting Beth for the first time. Although we always call each other, I've never met her. We have the same chemo protocal, FEC/T. But my chemo treatments are a week prior to hers so we're almost on the same both and experiencing almost the same side effects of chemo. I'm looking forward to our lunch date and we can compare notes. ;)

I also have an appointment at the cancer centre tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. for an assessment for the cancer exercise program I signed up for. The eight-week program's designed specifically for cancer patients, it will be held twice a week and an hour each session. The best part is - it's free! :) My program starts March 10th.

This Friday, we are going to the hospital for my regular bloodwork and for a doctor's appointment. These two appointments go hand in hand prior to each chemo. A nurse takes blood samples on the first hour to check my blood count level. An hour after, the results are ready and we meet with a medical oncologist on call to determine if I'm fit to proceed with the chemo or not. We met Dr. K for the past two cycles but on Friday we're meeting Dr. S, the second top gun at the hospital. Hopefully I'll get his approval to proceed with the chemo on Monday. As much as I hate the chemo, I don't want to delay it any further.

We'll see how it goes on Saturday and Sunday.