Today is a little better day. Thursday I received my neulasta shot at about 4 pm. At that point I still had just mild itching and occasional bouts of mild nausea. Then in the middle of the night I had major itching and pretty significant muscular pain. I took some Benadryl and Tylenol and then was out of it yesterday! I know that sounds ridiculous but I am super sensitive to meds- just 1 Benadryl and 2 Tylenol made me gorked for the entire day! I also had the bone pain from neulasta going on so yesterday was really not my best day. Today I have significant bone and muscle pain, but I at least know what's going on!! The itching has also settled down so that's great news - and the best news of all NO nausea this morning!! This is a huge blessing because the other chemo meds caused debilitating nausea/vomiting for days!! It's a trade off- muscle pain and nerve conduction issues vs barfing. Right now I'm thrilled for the no puking. I am scheduled for an appointment and blood work on Tuesday. Dr is keeping a close eye because this drug is in a different category and we are just not sure how my body will respond. Blood counts don't drop until about day 10, so I don't know if the "feel good" days come before that or what. I hope I get a few of them :)! I have so loved having a few days of feeling decent each cycle that I can enjoy my crew. I'm anxious to learn the pattern of this new drug. What a blessing that I now have only 3 cycles left!! I am forever grateful for all your love and support. After chemo is complete I have to wait at least 3 months before the next step of reconstructive surgery can happen. This journey still has a few more steps, but we have reached the summit!! We thank Heavenly Father daily for our rich blessings. We love you all and appreciate you so much. ~ Melissa
Melissa said she tried to take a picture to show the 7 little fuzzy hairs sticking straight up. Not just prickly- like actual hairs!! We will have to wait a couple of weeks to see if these fall out or not. They are fun in the meantime though!! She also said to give a shout out to Tyler and everyone who helped with their roof! It is officially complete!! Lots of hard work was so appreciated!! They lost shingles in the crazy wind storm so the roof needed some help.
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