Chemo #7

Chemotherapy session number seven was spent with my lifelong friend Brooke. We played soccer together as young kids and then went on to middle school and high school together. She lives in Seattle and drove all the way over to spend a day in the life of chemotherapy with me. It was just like every other chemo session until it wasn’t. The ice packs I had for my hands and feet to prevent neuropathy were put in the freezer all week instead of just overnight. I didn’t think it was a big deal until I tried to wear them for the duration of the infusion and it became so painful I was almost in tears. What the heck!? I powered through because I felt that being in pain for 30 more minutes vs having neuropathy for the rest of my life was worth it. Well, made it through that and won’t put the cold mitts in the freezer all week again…

We went to cafe rio for lunch afterwards and I got a big keto salad. Appetite was back to normal. We said our goodbyes and Brooke was back to Seattle. It was a bittersweet visit, but again the support I had was EVERYTHING. It got me through more than I think I realized at the time.

Side effects noticed after chemotherapy treatment number seven were dry skin and the beginning of nose bleeds… my fingernail beds were peeling and bleeding, almost felt like my nails were going to fall off. The nose bleeds were intermittent and sporadic. But all of a sudden I would get a nose bleed. Same nostril every time. I looked like the actress from stranger things with a single drop of blood running from my nose. Weird. Chemo number 7 ✅