everyone keeps saying I look so great with a bald head, and I’m getting more accustomed to it. Which is good because my oncologist says it takes 4 months after the last treatment to get even a crewcut, and 2 more to get anything that needs a style or cutting. So we’re looking at Thanksgiving/Christmas [...]
the bald truth
July 3rd, 2009 by erikachemo #5
July 3rd, 2009 by erikaI should be feeling so gung-ho – after all it is my next to last treatment. but instead I feel depressed. Not this again, my body seems to be saying. At the Oncologist’s office I made a joke about how, while waiting for my appt, I went out to the ladies room in the hall [...]
Look Good … Feel Better
June 3rd, 2009 by erikaYou have hear the sarcasm dripping from my voice when you hear me say the title of this program from the American Cancer Society “Look Good, Feel Better.” Or at least the sarcasm I used to feel… I generally hold at arms length anything so “ra-ra” as this program. It is a joint venture by [...]
Chemo #2 update
May 7th, 2009 by erikaWell, everyone was right that the second chemo session was easier than the first…after feeling overwhelmed, and like I’d been hit by a truck, 4-5 days later I was much better. Now I’ve almost got an appetite and haven’t needed anti-nausea medication for a couple days. So I’ve got 2 weeks of “freedom” until my [...]
Shaving My Head
April 25th, 2009 by erikaThe first thing I noticed is that I have a pretty good skull structure! The second thing I noticed was that it looked like I had some sort of pernicious rash, as my hair has not all fallen out yet, and apparently my hair color was quite variable, in patches. Some patches, as big as [...]