What a week!!! It was a long hard week of chemo this week and it caused several pity parties!!! Mon. was chemo and then already Mon. night I was extremely sick to my stomach and tired. This is very unusual. Typically it is the next day or Wed. before things get rough. Tues. I layed around all day and then went to get the Neulasta shot and talked to my nurse and asked her why I was feeling so terrible this time. She said that the doctor upped the chemo dosage. I guess he did this because I was handling chemo so well. Bummer for me!!! The good news thru all this is that he could hardly feel the original lump that I found but he could still feel the lymph nodes. Friday we met with the surgeon again and she sent me for another ultrasound to check everything out. I was hoping to have official news from this already but no luck. The ultrasound technician said that the radiologist said that the mass wasn't a lot smaller but the density of it was much different. This is the first day that I have actually accomplished anything and I'm suppossed to be going camping to Pentwater next week. I HAVE A LOT TO DO!!!!

I LOVE the 2nd week after chemo!!! I feel like normal me. I went to have my blood checked again on Monday and took Anna and Rachel with me so they could meet my nurse and see where I've been going all the time. They weren't really interested in driving all the way out there but when they got there we found out that it was patient apprecation day and they got a rootbeer float. It was now definitely worth the trip!! Anyways, my blood work came back GREAT!!! It showed all normal levels again which mean my body is bouncing back from chemo very well. GOOD NEWS!!! I am praying that it continues this way. I have had a busy week helping my younger sister with wedding plans and doing a lot of last minute projects for her wedding on Friday. It was a lot of fun and I finally felt like a contributer since for the last month it seems like everything revolved around me. I hope that everyone has a great weekend and enjoys the nice weather. Julie