Morning, folks
I'm home, watching a good L&O marathon, trying to avoid MIL. Yep, she's here today. Right now she's cleaning our kitchen with bleach. Whatever, as long as she's ocupied and not bothering the hell out of me. DH is at work, but he swore he'd be home early. Also, my brother is coming over later and another friend of mine will be along later. I just have to keep her occupied until someone else comes along to distract her.
So, updates: I have a final PET scan tomorrow. Chemo probably will start week after next. I'm getting some really strong stuff, so there's definitely some baldness in my future. There's a good chance I'll have to take a leave of absence from school unless there's some way I can do it online. The chemo might effect my immune system, so the doctors want me to stay away from large crowds if I can help it. My hope is that I can talk some of my professors into recording classes for me; by the time finals come around, I should be at the end of my chemo.
Ah well, though, I'm not worrying about that now. I have plenty of time to think about that later.
Re: Morning, folks
Going bald for a little while gives you an excuse to buy scarves and sexy wigs. Thank goodness for online shopping!
Taking a sememster off isn't that bad, especially since it is over the holiday season. No pressure around Thanksgiving and Christmas.
There's a lot of "yays" here.
I wonder how many times you can get away with pretending you are napping when MIL comes into the room.
Quoted for truth. Good luck, Ww.
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i cannot believe that you want to do classes online and be back in time for finals -- you are amazing! i'm down to one class and i was eyeing the metro last night, thinking i wasn't going to go because i just didn't want to risk an unair-conditioned train.
Also, please be getting and frequently wearing this wig:
And as for crowds, I try my best to avoid them anyways.
I'm glad that there is much good news and that your attitude is rocking.
Otherwise, I feel ok. I've stopped losing weight, which is excellent. I get mushy food shoved down my throat every 2 hours or so. I've got lots of company. I've got a tribe of doctors hovering over me, and an RN that is salty as hell and wears a pin that says "Cancer Sucks" on her scrubs. I enjoy her.
I'm off for a hearing test; apparently one of the chemo drugs may mess with my hearing during treatment, so they have to make sure I'm not already deaf.
You can DIY this wig out of a giant bag of Twizzlers.
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Take it one day at a time. Certainly talk to the school, but it's okay to take some time to heal your body and mind. You'll need every ounce of energy to fight this thing.
Stay strong, and keep the fight in you. I admire you so much.
God knows you are strong enough to do both, but I think taking some time off to concentrate on healing and taking care of yourself is a good idea. School will be there when you're ready.
SLIP THE BOX UNDER THE DOOR
Ma'am... it's a refrigerator
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Good luck with Chemo. It's a nasty bitch, but you're stronger than it is. Just take it way easy and get lots of rest. Are you having a port installed?