August 13, 2009

  • Yay home

    Posted by Stephanie 7:50pm from the house

    Hooray for being home! I know it hasn't been that long since I was here, but we learned big, not-so-great news since I was home last, so it was nice to be able to spend some time with Sammy and unwind. The main reason for us coming home is that my birthday is tomorrow......the big 3-0. Oh goody. Ang is driving up from NC tomorrow, and we'll all go out on Saturday night to celebrate. Sammy's 29th birthday is a week after mine, so our celebration this time will be a joint one, since I'll be back in Houston next week. It also turns out that this Saturday is the memorial walk for Rosemary, so I'm thrilled we're home for that. Proceeds are going to Sammy and I, and it will be a great chance to celebrate the life of a wonderful woman. There will be food, cornhole, and a raffle. Here's the link again to the myspace page with all the info:

    Rosemary's Walk of Love

    So, an update on how the first round is going. It's been......interesting. I started feeling kinda crummy late evening on the day I got chemo--headache, slightly nauseous, reaaalllly warm. A little phenergan and some tylenol took care of it, and for another couple of days, I felt okay. Mom and I flew home Tuesday afternoon, and I felt a little crummy that night, but I figured it was from the traveling. Yesterday, however, I started having sharp, shooting abdominal pains--reminiscent of what I dealt with on methotrexate (and lead me to need steroids in the first place last spring). It's certainly possible that this chemo combination is irritating my abdominal lining. In fact, I'd venture to say that's largely to blame, but I bet it also has to do with how active I was yesterday. A dentist's appointment, a trial workout at Curves, a couple of errands, and dinner with Reba. The workout probably did the most damage, since I jumped right in and tried to exercise like I was able to when I was totally well and semi in-shape. I was hoping that having a low-impact workout available to me would keep me strong during treatment, but the way my body reacted, I'm not sure that's a possibility. Thankfully, forced couch-potato time last night and most of today has alleviated some of the abdominal pain, and now I'm just dealing with a general icky feeling. I hope I start feeling better for our birthday celebrations--it's no fun trying to be happy when you feel like garbage!

    I'm gonna lay down and rest until Sammy gets home from band practice. I know he's been wanting to get on and do a post, and I certainly have more to say when I feel up to it, so one or both of us will be back on to post again soon. Take care everyone.

    --Steph