Summer 2005
Do you know who invented chemo? I think it was Satan. I mean, seriously, who came up with the idea of torturing someone to make them better? We don't use leeches anymore, so can't someone come up with a better idea than this?
Okay, despite how it may seem based on the previous paragraph, I am doing well. Had the surgery to insert my port a couple of weeks ago and all is well with that. Of course, being me, I had to throw in some complications. My surgeon said something about how he wasn't able to get it in as far as he would have liked due to my heart skipping beats or something minor like that. So what should have been a 45-minute surgery was more like two hours.
But I was able to use the port just a week later to receive my third chemo treatment last week. The icky A/C devil drugs! I felt pretty bad for the first few days but am starting to feel more like myself today and expect to be fully recovered just in time to do it again on Sept. 6. But that will be my last of four A/C treatments, so after that things should get easier.
The novelty of being bald has worn off. It is so hot wearing the wigs that half the time I just put on a hat and forget the wig. The kids don't even notice anymore; in fact, I think they will be surprised to see me with hair again one day! I'm still a little uncomfortable with people looking at me when I'm in public, a little uneasy about "looking sick." I used to worry about making other people uncomfortable. Well, I am over that. If my having cancer is an inconvenience to them, too bad!
Wow, I don't know what has gotten into me today. I promise I'm really not feeling as negative as this update sounds. As always, thanks to everyone for all the prayers, calls, cards, food, etc. I am really lucky to have all of you in my life.
Michelle
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