After chemo #8 the side effects began to have a cumulative effect. The fatigue began to set in and I would get more anxious than usual. Started to really lose my eyebrows which made me feel self conscious…. Continuing to take the white blood cell shots 3 days after chemotherapy and beginning to get somewhat achy from those. However, I will continue to preach that exercise and a healthy diet kept these symptoms at bay (besides the eyebrows… those were a lost cause).
Chemo #9 was spent with my friend Megan, yes same Megan who did the hat fundraiser for me! We chatted, discussed maybe going up to the mountain to ski that weekend… laughed, had our coffee date and boom #9 done. I found I did not get as drowsy this time around, but I did debate on going snowboarding that weekend- what if I get too tired and can’t keep up? Get sick? Or have a reaction that I wasn’t anticipating!? Well I packed up my bag of side effect medication (an entire gallon zip lock bag of “just in case” meds), put it in my backpack and we did end up going to Schweitzer Mountain 2 days after chemo. I snowboarded all day! Yes, I was exhausted, but it was the best day I had in a long time. Like I have said before, I think continuing to do my hobbies even when I was tired or not feeling super great, kept me going! Like a reset. Made me feel that my life was still somewhat normal…
3 more chemotherapy sessions to go. I got this.
Mandafit 