Round 6

Is over and done with..yipee!

It went well. I didn't pass out from the benedryll(not a surprise to me of course) but it did make me out of it enough to slur my words a bit and force my eyes to close, although my brain wouldn't shut off from the steroids so I just sat and listened for a while, but that was about all. The only other side effect(besides the three days of pain from beyond that are headed my way) seems to be that I get flushed a lot more. Like today..definitely didn't need blush unless I was planning on being a circus clown...which I'm not......at the moment anyway:P And it also happened after we went to the pool on Sunday, which was a tad strange since it was after 4 by the time we got there and I had on sunscreen but I think it was just the heat as I didn't actually get any kind of sunburn at all....go figure! But that is about it and I am sooooo very happy for that because I was tired of being tired and nauseous.

So as my mind raced from the steroids last night, I thought about how very screwy this whole thing is. In May before I knew about the big "C", I was the picture of health. If you had seen me, or did, you would totally agree. I looked fine, I had wonderful hair(I know, I know, it will grow back....sigh) I was tan from spring break and for all intents and purposes I was healthy as a race horse. Now....the medicine that they are giving me to cure this disease I have makes me feel, and sometimes look, like I have been hit by a freight train! That just seems a tad twisted to me, at the very least incredibly ironic, no? But if it is what will get this out of me and keep me healthy for many, many, MANY years to come, so be it and let's get it done!

Which reminds me...my time table for finishing treatments has changed slightly...I forgot to factor in Labor day! So since the next round will have to be on the Tuesday after that, the last round won't be until two weeks from that which will put the very last treatment on Tuesday, Sept.16th....one day later than I had expected but what can you do about national holidays interfering! LOL

So anyway, all is well in K's world. The girls are doing well back in school, and soon will be starting up their various extra-curricular activities. Ed is back full time and his school will get into full swing next week and everything is well there too. And I am doing fine, chugging along on my various web interests and slowly but surely writing my book.

Hope you all are fine.

Blog ya later-
K

PS...who else is sleep deprived from staying up late to watch the Olympics? And who else totally thinks it was worth it to watch Michael, Nastia and Shawn? It has been a truly amazing games so far I think:)