I am onto my second chemo medication tomorrow and wanted to update everyone on my progress to date. I have gone through 12 weeks of my first chemo medication and as I had mentioned before I was feeling pretty good. However the last 4 weeks have been pretty difficult as I have had most of my side affects over the last few weeks. I have been feeling extremely exhausted and not feeling myself. The only way I can explain the exhaustion is having a major hangover all the time. This is from the fatigue that most chemo patients experience. This fatigue sometimes last up to a couple years after having chemo. I start my second medication tomorrow which is supposed to be a harder medication. I am expecting to have more fatigue and feel more sick then I have been with the last medication. I will be going to the hospital to get this medication on Fridays every second week for 4 times. My countdown is on for this to be over! Some other side affects that I have experienced is my eyelashes have started to fall out but because of the cold caps I have still managed to maintain most of my hair. This next medicine will be a test with my hair as there is more hair loss with this medication as well. My end date for chemo is the Friday of the May long weekend. I am really looking forward to it being over and then it will be onto the next step - radiation. Thank you to everyone who are always thinking of me throughout this. Thank you to those who message me and call me on Fridays knowing I am in the hospital that day and thank you to all of you who have come to the hospital with me for the last 12 weeks. This all means so much to me and your thoughts and kind gestures are pushing me through this terrible time.
Jenn xo
Jenn xo