I can't tell you how surprised and thrilled I am to still be holding on to a full head of hair at this point. I was told it would start falling out in earnest around day 10 and so far I haven't lost anything other than the usual shedding I do on a daily basis. I'm sure it won't last, but for now I'm feeling lucky. Yuma's grandparents just sent me some beautiful scarves from Japan for the inevitable, but for now, yippee!
Thanks again to everyone who has been feeding us for the past 2 weeks, we are so grateful to have this part of our lives under control. You are amazing and your food is too!
I'm scheduled for round 2 of chemo on November 2, and hoping to be back at work for most of this coming week before then. Nausea and insomnia are vying for the title of worst side chemo effect, with insomnia edging out nausea by a very slim margin. As someone who lives for naps, not even being able to sleep at night or properly nap is pretty hard on me.
Emotionally, I'm having some difficulty getting my head around chemo and find the thought of going back in for round 2 still pretty terrifying. Although we now know more of what to expect, it is pretty stressful to wait for something that you know will make you feel so horrible.
Yuma and Caroline are both sick with something I don't want, so we have the Lysol wipes and anti-bacterial hand sanitizer out in full force. I have everyone washing hands more now that the paranoia has set in at catching some awful virus/germ.
I hope Jennifer is doing well on her Avon Walk this weekend, the weather hasn't been so fabulous, so good luck Jennifer!!
More hair updates to come.
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