Follow Up

Now that I am starting to feel "normal,"

I am trying to make it a goal to not go a month in between blog posts! 

It has been 4 weeks since my last chemo, and I am feeling better every day. This is actually the best I have felt in over a year, because I felt sick for so long before I ever got diagnosed. We are estimating that the cancer was in my body for about a year and a half before I was diagnosed, with each stage lasting about 9 months (according to my oncologist). Which totally makes sense when I think back and remember how tired and constantly sick I was. But it is also scary, because I was pretty advanced stage 3, so I am just grateful I was in the right place with the right doctor at the right time. 

I have an appointment today to get my blood counts checked and to get my port flushed (since it is not being used regularly). I am anxious to see if my counts are up to normal. They are measured on a scale of 3.5-12. Most of the time during chemo they were around 4, but at one point, they dropped down to 2.7! Once my counts are back to normal, I have a lot of things to look forward to like eating raw sushi, going to the gym and not flinching every time I hear someone sneeze or cough. I will probably always be a germ freak because of this experience and will always carry hand sanitizer and hand soap with my wherever I go! 

My PET scan is only a month away now, so the time is going by really fast. I am really looking forward to having this one over with, just because the waiting is so hard for me! I have done pretty well with staying occupied and finding things to keep me busy this last month. Nate was home with me for most of the month, but now he is working full time and I miss having him around. We spent a lot of time outside since the weather was so nice earlier in the month. Our dog, Duke, liked it too because we we went on a lot of walks and visited parks during the day. Duke and I still go on morning walks, so it has been nice to start being active again. I am looking forward to having the energy to start running and doing Zumna again! 

I will continue to update as I progress, and once again, I am so grateful for everyone's prayers on my behalf.