Treatment #3

So....HALFWAY DONE!!  I had my 3rd chemo treatment on July 1st, which means 3 down, 3 to go!  It's funny - when this started I remember thinking "6 treatments isn't that many." It almost sounded like not enough.  But now that I am halfway through - I can't believe I still have to do 3 more!  It does get to a point where it is mind over matter...You have to get to a mental place to go through each treatment.  

I can't say my side effects have been awful.  I lost my hair of course.  I get nauseaus and my appetite lowers the first week after.  I am tired and that is adding up.  But - I don't throw up, I don't stay in bed all day.  I can still be with my family, I can still work, I can still function.

Still - those days when you feel tired all over, your eyes don't want to stay open, nothing tastes good, not even water - all you want is to feel better.  And when you do - you can't imagine going through it again.

BUT - I will!!  I will do it because that is what I have to do to beat this!!!  I will do it because that is what my Mom did, my Grandma did, all the other strong men and women I know who have fought this battle before.  I WILL DO IT!  And I will do it with a smile!  What other choice do I have???  Nothing lasts forever, right???  :)

I meet with my surgeon soon and I am anxious to find out more on surgery, timing, reconstruction - all those things.  That is my next big hurdle I am mentally preparing for and I need more information to continue that journey.  But for now - I am starting to turn the corner on this treatment cycle and feeling better and better each day, so I'm going to get some work done, but mostly enjoy my boys!!!  Summer isn't over yet!

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