Aftermath of Chemo 5

*TMI alert*


I woke up with a fever this morning. I missed taking my kid to school for the first time and I missed my walk. I'm trying to get through this.

I thought the last one was bad but this is worse. I feel like someone kicked me in the vagina. This chemo is supposed to have cause neuropathy and it damn well better not cause neuropathy of my vagina. Am I going to get a friggin period? so much pelvic pain, I've never had this.

I've been running a fever (100-101.9) between doses of off brand tylenol and have sharp pains and aches everywhere, dry mouth, still coughing, dry mouth, sore throat, clogged sinuses and my ear hurts.  I thought maybe I had the flu but now after doing more research on the side effects of this new chemo, Abraxane, I am convinced it's from that.

Yes, I called Roswell Cancer Center and was told to take the tylenol unless something "strange" happened. Strange like what? Anything strange and I should go to an urgent care center. They didn't even know that diarrhea was a side effect right after administration of Abraxane. I'm finding out otherwise on the interwebs and yet I am told I shouldn't give too much credence to what I read on the internet. I don't believe I am getting the support and assistance I need from Rosewell since my oncologist left. I'll write about that more else where.  So what is strange? All this is strange to me.

I know I am bitching. It could be worse, I could be having this along with all the side effects of the steroids that I would have been given if I had the taxol. That would make me evil and the darkness would surely come back.

Anyway, I feel horrible. My kid laughed at me for still being in my pajama's when she came home from school. Geez, first time that has happened through all this and maybe ever. Mama gets dressed every morning but not this morning. The PJ's are Betsy Johnson! I look cute.They are worth wearing all day.

Good things I did
-neti potted
-plenty of fluids including gatorade mix & ginger with pomegranate juice
-ate grass feed yogurt
-decent lunch
-skipping dinner feel to blech
-I added some l-glutamine to my water
-lots of research on my condition
-worked on my blog

I can't spell for shit, chemo brain is taking hold. I need a spelling test every week like my daughter, all these new cancer related words I can't keep straight.