Chemo #5

Dec 19, 2025

I hope you all are doing well. After bloodwork to confirm acceptable numbers, I was able to have my 5th infusion. This time, I brought Zack so he could see the chemo process. I'm not sure how he felt about it, other than it was boring. Poor guy stayed with me the entire 7 hours. Everything went well. I didn’t act foolish with the Benadryl. Having my child there made me behave, I guess. Although, I did say some weird things. Specifically, I couldn’t decide if I wanted to wear Holiday clothes or Steelers gear that day. I said “Gear” like I’m the starting Left Tackle. (HAHA) I chose Steelers, but the zip up hoodie I had on was way too big. I told the nurse that I couldn’t find one that fit. This isn’t necessarily true and I’m not even sure why I said that. The nurse then told me that one time someone was singing the Star Spangled Banner when she had her Benadryl. She didn’t like the way it sounded so she kept singing it over and over. Hilarious.

I was again fitted with the evil Udenyca box on my arm to give me an injection the next day. I felt good Monday and Tuesday. The box was nowhere near the pain it was the first time. I barely felt it. I was baking and decorating with no issues, and the cookie trays seemed to be going well. I had no trouble getting them done. Then came Wednesday. I woke up with barely any energy. I had 3 trays due, and 9 more for Thursday. Thank goodness Kim came to help me. She did almost everything! But this lack of energy caused me to revisit what I was doing. There was no way I could finish the remaining trays. I don’t like to start something and then quit. I thought I had enough strength to do them because I was feeling well, and I did it the past 2 years with a full-time job. Not this time. I am so sorry to everyone. This infusion has zapped all my energy. I’m not in any real pain, just very tired and a bit of neuropathy. This too shall pass. One more to go.

The radiation oncologist’s office contacted me for an appointment on Tuesday the 23rd. This will be the next step. I’m not sure how much I will have or how often. I guess it will be discussed at the consultation. Until next time, I hope everyone has a safe holiday and Merry Christmas. HUGS!

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