Friday, February 17, 2012

Fourth "Taxol" treatment

Fourth "Taxol" treatment done!  I did have a miner bump in the road this week.  Last week when I went in to get my treatment my WBC (white blood count) was down.  It was at 2.9 down from 5.6 the week before.  So this week I had to go in on Wednesday and Thursday and get a Neupogen shot to boost my WBC.  It worked! :-)  It worked really well.  Today my WBC was 17.9.  Wow huh.  So I was able to get my treatment today with no problems.  And next week I will only have to get one Neupogen shot.  Last night I had terrible pain in my back and my neck.  Actually at times it seemed everything kind of hurt.  I learned today that the pain was coming from my bone marrow working extra hard to get my WBC up.  As for right now, I am feeling okay.  A little tired.  A little fatigued.  Really bald and really chubby.  All of the steroids they are giving me is making me gain weight :-(  I HATE THAT!!!!  Next week my doctor said he would start decreasing my steroids. YAY!!!  All of you know how I already struggle with my weight ALL the time.  Ugghhhh.....  I know, minor detail right now, but I still hate it.


I must shout out to AMANDA PUGH.  I just love this young lady and she is so good to me.  She comes and sees me at my treatments all the time.  I am so impressed that she cares enough to take time regularly to come and be with me.  Thank you so much Amanda!  I love you!


Dan and I are in Tacoma this weekend.  Dan has state wrestling at the Tacoma dome.  I decided to come down here and just hang out and rest here instead of being home alone.  Lets all hope Danno is the number one official in the state of Washington this year.  He has been One, Three, Six.  It's time to be one again Danno.  The top twelve officials get invited back each year so what really matters is that he is just in the top twelve.


Eight more Taxol treatments then I will be done with chemo.  I am so ready to be done.  I am ready to feel normal.  I have done really good, but I definitely am not normal.  I don't feel like I ever get anything done.  I have no energy to do anything other than the things I must get done to survive the day.  It is amazing how much this "poison" that they pump into me takes out of you.  I want this cancer gone and I want my normal life back.  


Some photos of me and my man and my friends.....


Me, you have to take your pole with you even to the bathroom while receiving treatment
Nancy, Danno and Katy hanging with me.......
Thanks guys!!
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  1. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2012 at 8:47 AM

    Hi Kim,

    Just wanted to tell you how great you are doing. What an insprition you are! Having gone through this I know how hard it is at times, but you will be cancer free as you so well know. I do know that after the chemo that the radiation treatments were a piece of cake!! You are almost there. Prayers and happy thoughts always coming your way:)

    Dot Lien

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    1. Kimberlys JourneyFebruary 21, 2012 at 2:58 PM

      Thank you Dot. It is nice to hear that the radiation is a piece of cake. Yay!!
      I appreciate all of your prayers and thoughts.

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  2. GwenFebruary 18, 2012 at 12:11 PM

    Kim, you are so brave and an inspiration to everybody!
    I check your blog all the time to see how you are doing. Thank you so much for sharing all of this with the rest of us. It sure has enlightened me on the whole process.
    And just to say, you STILL look beautiful and don't look like you've gained any weight!
    Stay strong! Thinking of you often!

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