carolmcb's Cancer Blog

December 3, 2007

Well, this past Friday I got back on chemotherapy. First thing when I got up, I took my temperature—98.8. Great! Last thing before we left the house, I took my temperature—98.8. Great!

I made my husband sit with me in the external waiting room to the cancer clinic so I could take my temperature just before I had to go in and donate blood and urine and have my official temperature checked. I had 99.1. Well good enough. The oncologist didn’t find anything to be worried about in my blood and urine tests.

So my schedule now is last Friday, this Friday and the following Friday on chemo. One week off and then the CT and bone scans. Those will happen on 12/28. Then a few days later I’ll see the oncologist for the results. Knocking knees on this. I’m going to do everything that I can to be sure that I don’t let this interfere with Christmas. But, it’s probably going to keep creeping into my thoughts.

Strange the way I felt about resuming chemo—like I won a battle. It’s also strange about wanting to resume chemo since I felt so wonderful for the 2 weeks that I was off chemo. One was a scheduled off week and the other due to the fever. During the second week, my husband and I celebrated our wedding anniversary. We went and did something different every day that week. We didn’t live in cancer world at all.

Now I’m back on chemo. No big side effects but, since I had two weeks off, the drugs aren’t accumulated like they will be on this Friday and the next.

I hope everyone is looking forward to the Holidays and intends to live in the real world and ignore (as much as possible) cancer world.

Love to everyone.

Posted on December 3, 2007 at 3:17:11 AM by Carol ( Return to Chemotherapy, 6 comments)

Congrats on your week off to to fun things with your husband. I am offically checking out of “cancer world” after this week so that I can concentrate on the meaning of Christmas and be very thankful that I am here to enjoy it once again. God Bless, Patty

Posted on December 3, 2007 at 5:38:23 AM by ibpatti32

Please never feel that it is your fault that you have cancer! I hope your symptoms if any are mild this time. Thinking of you…Sue

Posted on December 3, 2007 at 8:20:19 AM by sue123

GREAT BIG HUG.

Sherri

Posted on December 3, 2007 at 9:47:19 AM by karlak

I know many of us recognize the feeling of being thrilled to feel good off of chemo, but terrified not to be getting it. Do indeed enjoy your cancer-free world. I will follow your lead. I have chemo the day before and the two days following Christmas. But for one whole day I will try not to think about it! Gaile

Posted on December 3, 2007 at 5:07:48 PM by gaile

It’s normal to feel the way you are about chemo. I will also be doing my best to get back into “life” and out of “cancer world” for the holidays. Have a happy holiday and a blessed New Year!

Posted on December 3, 2007 at 6:04:25 PM by kellygullo

Love those weeks off. The new drug I am getting not much side effects So enjoy your down time and keep on keeping on..

Cheryl

Posted on December 4, 2007 at 9:18:53 AM by cheryl58