Chemo #5

I had chemo treatment #5 on Friday, April 15. They've had some issues the last two times with getting blood draw from my port - I guess my blood is clotting in the line or something, so that's not super fun.

I wore my blue wig to chemo and everybody loved it! Score!

Chemo is hard because I kind of know what to expect after I get my treatment but at the same time I don't know at all. It's different every time. It's kind of like... if you were walking along a path and you knew that every twelve steps the ground would drop out from under you and you would fall, but then you would get up and keep walking until the next time the ground dropped away. It's like constant falling and even when I feel good it is hard to not count the days until the next time I will feel awful.

After chemo on Friday, I just felt really heavy and kind of blah. Like, really, they pump a billion (7) different chemicals into you and then just send you on your way like you didn't just gain three pounds of poison. It's so bizarre! 

This chemo was worse than the others so far with nausea - it was really bad! I was so crazy tired and just out of it all weekend, and then I missed school Monday and pretty much slept the entire day. With a few breaks to work on my puzzle, of course. 

I'm back at work today, which is great! I just get so tired by the end of the day. I've been super crazy cold all day, but I don't have a fever. Anyway, I know this is super boring for anyone reading it, which is why it's just a short update post. I just want to remember how chemo #5 felt so that when chemo #12 comes around I can remember how much stupid stuff I made it through. NINJA KICK TO LYMPHOMA!