Day off from Chemo (should have been #12)

Hi All, thanks Stan for doing the update last night. A few days ago, I wrote that I thought they forgot to put the chemo drugs in my last batch, well, guess what, it has caught up with me. I can hardly get up off the couch. I am really dragging, and I don't like it. My brain wants to go, but my body says no. My White blood count is down to 2.4, my Hemaglobin is down to 8.5 and my platelets are 72,000. The platelets did go up a little. I will have my big chemo day next week. I asked her if that means I will go longer into Jan. with my treatments. Amber (the chemo nurse) says that they will check my CA-125 on Dec. 20. If I am not in the normal range at that time, I will have 3 more treatments.   If I am in the normal range, they will do a CT scan the first week of Jan. and see what I look like inside.

So at least I know the plan now. I am really kind of glad to have today off. I really need to regain a little strength so I can walk into that Lions Game on Thursday. There are over 20 of us going to the game, and then I think we will have 41 for dinner back at my brother and sister-in-laws house in Plymouth. I am so excited to see everyone. People are coming in from all over the country, OK, VA, KY, WI, MI,IL...

I am having some new chemo side effects. My tongue is VERY sensitive and has some blisters on it. I cannot eat vinaigrette dressing any more. It feels like it is eating away at my tongue. Also, certain spices really burn. I realized that when I was eating with some friends. I was dying and sucking on ice, and I asked if anyone else thought the pizza was really spicy. They said no, so then the light bulb went off...It's my tongue, a "rapidly replicating cell" type area that the chemo is attacking. I also, really can't taste anything. Pretty much everything tastes like cardboard or metal. I certainly won't be enjoying the TASTE of the turkey this year, but I will be enjoying the company.

Thanks Sandy for dinner last night. I know Stan wrote it last night, but I want to also tell everyone that I am so thankful for all your expressions of love and support since this whole journey began. I do appreciate and read every email, facebook message and comments on the blog. I am blown away by the cards I still seem to get most days. I feel loved and I know that prayers are going up on my behalf, and being answered. I wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!!