Chemo Day

Well, I must admit that.... so far, it's not as bad as I was fearing. The actual receiving of the chemo was not bad. Since I had the mediport inserted during surgery, there wasn't the painful IV needle stick. The chairs are super comfy and there are t.v.'s. I had people give ideas of what to bring and I think that between my mom and I, we were packed for a few days! I was gifted a great carry bag that says "Fighting Cancer and Still Fabulous!" I packed it with my pink pillow and blanket that my brother and Patti gave me. I had my DS, MP3 player, CD player and even my tape player with my relaxation tape. Of course then there were snacks and drinks. One big thing is keeping hydrated....that is to flush the toxins (ie. bad cancer cells!) from my body. Snacks also help with the nausea. I was given a great tip....to bring peppermint oil to dab under my nose to not smell the antiseptic smell from the chemo area. Great idea!

So....basically after day one I am feeling pretty good. I watched the Magic game last night and went to bed. I am up early today looking forward to going to work. One of the biggest side effects of chemo is fatigue. I believe that a body in motion stays in motion...so I will try to continue to do what I normally do. Obviously if I need to rest, I will. I don't want to give in too much to the fatigue since it will only get worse if I do. I will make sure to get a good eight hours though since that is when my body will work the hardest at making new good healthy cells!

Anyway, if anyone has any tips/suggestions etc. that can help me during this time...I would appreciate hearing them all. I will be losing my hair within the next two weeks and any help with ideas on hats, scarves, etc. would be helpful as well. I will be ordering a wig this weekend...I will post pictures when I can!

I am off to work...I look forward to hearing from everyone!