Defying The Textbook Once Again

When I met my doctors I told them I would not be an easy case. Since the beginning of my diagnoses i've defied everything that is standard about this disease, and even in times when I was told "that never happens" IT DID ... to me. So after Chemo 1 - this is day 3 and i feel ok!

Shots have came back into my life in the form of a drug called neulasta. Luckily this isn't everyday like my fertility shots, its only the day after each treatment. So 1 down 7 to go! I used numbing creme on my tummy but these suckers HURT because you have to check for blood return and if you see blood you have to pick another spot. The alternative to this i when you do find a good spot you're basically trying to suck up fat with a tiny needle which doesn't feel good at all.

Good news is my tumors don't hurt as much! So the Chemo is doing its job :) But when I woke up this morning i discovered something that was a tad bit unexpected. I got a tan? TAN?! I've heard of this happening with TAXOL the drug I'll be getting in December/January.. but the drug I'm currently taking should not cause this. It doesn't itch or burn, i just look like I got some sun.. all over? I paged my nurse just to make sure this wasn't a cause for alarm, who then surprised about what is happening paged my doctor.

So I get a call back and they seem to think its the neulasta shot (since i didn't look so sunshiny before last night when i got the shot) and she asked about my breathing which.. was a little tight. So she said to take benadryl and I did, and I passed out for like 3 hours.. haha. Now I feel ok, but still kinda tan! Other then that everything seems to get better as the days go on.. nausea is always there a tad bit with the drugs I'm receiving through november because its such a nasty one, but on the bright side its the most powerful, and will hopefully kill all the little suckers that may be trying to escape out of my breast. (which we have no evidence of this happening) its more like an insurance policy- because that's when cancer wins.

So in my case I will win, and cancer will die! because we've began chemo when my cancer is still contained :D there's an upside finally! In the mean time I've been plastered to the couch making these flowers that I'm going to do something cool with.. I'm just not sure what yet.