Chemo Round 4 and Pet Scan Results

Heads up, more bitchy this week!

Crap...this one has been an ass kicker! By far the roughest post week I have had after chemo. Day 7 after round four and I just can't shake the side effects. Still try to keep moving forward but each day I finally hit a wall and am just done! Among the multiple side effects, my hearing has been increasingly worse each week. We work in an open environment and the ambient noise levels are just jacking with me. I am sure everyone is getting tired of me asking to repeat what they are saying. The brilliance of this side effect is that even though your hearing is going away or muffling, you still get the clear ringing in your ears to drive you crazy. On the down hill slide with 4 of 6 rounds done but even thinking about going back for the next round is a bit overwhelming!

Okay...enough griping! On better news, my PET scan came back normal. What does that mean you ask? Apparently, the chemo is working and there currently is no sign of cancer activity. By far the best news we could have received at this point. Not sure how to digest this emotionally yet but pleased things are moving in the right direction.

In other news, my daughter is back from Geology Field Camp and has signed on as an intern at DatumLabs! So for about six weeks she gets to drive in with me and see what Datum is all about. Really enjoying having her in the office and she has already become a productive intern!

Fun for the week...this week I had my first head and face shave with a straight razor. Absolutely amazing!

Chemo Round 3 and Pet Scan

Slight delay in my blog for chemo round three. Not very eventful for the most part. Labs came back good an we ran with the same regimen again. Each time I get chemo it seems to take longer to feel normal again. Starting to forget what normal even feels like. For the most part, I try to push through and keep my schedule the same as before chemo. That being said, my body is wearing out...I can tell not all things are getting back to normal.

Biggest change from week three is my hair falling out. No real biggy for me being a guy. Went ahead and shaved my head...it is summer anyway right? Funny part is having never shaved my head before I felt like a newborn. Rain hits my head and I am like what the heck is that feeling. So in a way, it has been kind of fun! On the flip side, most people are realizing something is up. When I tell them about the cancer, it is like I punched them in the stomach. Funny how I have to console them a bit...everyone cares though! A good feeling for me.

I was suppose to have a PET scan last week to see how the cancer was responding to chemo but somehow the doctors office tripped and it had to be rescheduled. Mentally that jacked with me a bit...you get prepared and then nothing happens. So anyway, today was the PET scan. Tomorrow I find out if it is responding or not. Have tickets to the Royals tonight so hopefully that will help keep my mind off the waiting results.

Tomorrow is also round 4 of chemo if PET scan comes back positive.

Thanks for all that are reading and GO ROYALS!!!