Are we there yet?

Well, week number five of chemo and radiation is coming to an end. The last week has been tough. It's still been a struggle holding my weight and I have to say I haven't been very successful in that battle. The good thing is that there isn't much longer to go in this round of treatments. The long weekend coming up means no treatments on Monday and should help give me a chance to rest and maybe put on some more weight. One more day before before the final week of round one.


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Thunderstorm on a clear night....

Last weekend marked the halfway point in my opening round of treatments. The treatments have started to really have an effect on my body. I figured I've lost about 15 pounds since I started. My goal is to try and not lose too much more in the next three. To help, I've brought in a secret weapon...Mom and her cookin. Haha.

One of the other side effects I've been having trouble with is the inability to sleep at night. I've tried all sorts of things including herbal teas and supplements. Finally, after playing with my iPad late in the evening, I downloaded a soundtrack from iTunes of a thunderstorm. It did the trick... Thank you iTunes...


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No appetite but still plenty of hair...

Ok...just took my last dose of chemo for this week. The week started out ok but the last two days have been pretty tough. This is the end of my second week of chemotherapy and radiation with four more weeks to go. Hopefully, these next four weeks will go by quickly. The main focus I've had during this time is to try to not lose too much more weight. Friday is the day my weight is measured and today's weigh in showed that I had lost another four pounds this week. It would have been worse had it not been for the roll of quarters I had in my pocket...haha. On the positive side, I put on a pair of size 32 pants. The last time that happened was back in high school... The plan for this weekend is to recover from this week and try to add a little more weight to get ready for next week. These last two weeks have been tough but I know the meds are working. Week two is over now... ready to take on week number three!




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