End of November

Chemotherapy is not cheap! I don't know how one without some kind of health plan could possibly afford it. The above is a sample of just my monthly visits/treatment bill. When you add in prescriptions, medical supplies and other items that you use, it can get quite expensive.


I hope that everyone had an enjoyable Thanksgiving with their families. I wasn't too hungry this year, but I had figured that would be the case with Thanksgiving being during a treatment week. Christmas is going to be during a treatment week also, but it will be my last cycle.

Tomorrow marks the beginning of December (the shortest daylight of the year month) and the weather is just starting to get cold, but so far no snowstorms. I'm looking forward to my upcoming 'off-week' and REALLY trying to keep away from crowds or anywhere that I could get sick due to my weakened immune system.

5 Months of Chemo finished !

I went for my treatment today and it was another short one. I got a great informative publication from my oncologist about "living with, during and after cancer" and some great informative links that I'll post a little bit later.

I had my port flushed with a heparin lock and then was disconnected from the portable infusion pump...ah...what a great feeling!

Not sure what I'll be feeling like later or tomorrow, but I'm hoping to be well enough to go to my nephew's house for a little while. My platelets and white blood cell counts are pretty low and that makes my system's immunity level very low, so I'll have to stay away from anyone who is sick, or possible not go, but I'm hoping that everything work's out okay.

Birthday

Monday, October 6th (yesterday) was my 57th Birthday (but I don't feel a day over 56).

Just a quick note to thank everyone for the birthday greetings and well wishes!

I'm still fighting a nagging cold after 3 weeks now. Not sure if it was brought on by my flu shot last week, the weather, the chemo meds or just my weakened immune system?,