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How I'm doing (3rd infusion): The boob cupcakes were a hit! The soup was chicken noodle.

As a thank you for helping me tackle breast cancer, I brought boob cupcakes to the cancer center, and it made people smile, which makes me smile. They're a great group of people!

Today's infusion went: Well! Faster than the others. Although because I tolerate the drugs, they don't have to give me intravenous Benadryl anymore, and I'm seriously peeved! (And no, it's not something they can sneak me.) Everything just felt reaaaaalllll good after intravenous Benadryl. Apparently the chill feeling scares older patients— they tend not to like it—and younger patients think it's relaxing and great. What does that say?! 

The soup today was chicken noodle. It's nice.

My symptoms: I seem to cycle through all to some degree, but they're still short-lived and don't last long. Like, sometimes literally just a few minutes. This was kinda how most of my Covid vaccine experience was: most symptoms, each short-lived. Interesting how immune systems kick in.

It's weird going through this with minimal and intermittent side effects. Folks are pleased I'm not experiencing many, but I can tell no one wants to celebrate—kinda like a, "OK, well, let's see what happens next week."

I'm not a wait-for-a-shoe-to-drop kinda person, but I admit when it comes to hair falling out, I'm just ... waiting. I half expect it to glance and see it on the ground, or at the bottom of the shower, or on my pillow. All I know is that I'm kinda kickin' myself for not getting a hair trim or touch up earlier this month! Just goes to show that you shouldn't make a decision until you have facts to work with if you can help it!

My symptom pattern: I've only been through 2 full cycles, so this 3rd cycle will clue me in. But, if I were betting on a pattern, I'd say Saturday mornings I'll have a sensitive stomach, and Mondays I'll feel more fatigued. (Of course, the past 2 cycles I had social plans that I used to "cheat" and have alcohol, so maybe that's why?)

My blood work: It's showing my white cell count is starting to drop, as expected. I'm supposed to eat more protein, and I do not want to cook any more beans per week than I already do. :) I left the treatment and picked up all the ingredients for my homemade chicken soup.


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