November 2009.

So I got over the aches and muscles pain. Reading the Young Survival Coalition boards are good in that you don't feel alone. But bad in the fact that not everyone has the same side effects and length of them. And it is difficult not to think worst case scenario when you are in pain. The aches and pains did go away for the most part. And yes there is loss of feeling in my toes and fingers a bit, but nothing completely unbareable.

It is also flu and cold season. I came down with something this last week. Stupid me worked a 10 hour day this past Wednesday. Then started feeling sick later on that evening. Which put me out of commision for a few days. Lesson learned.

Next treatment is this Wednesday. House cleaner comes tomorrow. If I could only stop sneezing. My hair is starting very slowly to grow. Very slowly. I'm sure it will pick up once the chemo is out of my system a few weeks after treatment is over. I can't wait. Not just because I don't want to look like a cancer patient anymore,..but because my head is REALLY COLD. And it is getting super cold outside. I lost my favorite hat that I spent way too much on at Nordstrom (Sonia Rykiel) dumb dumb me for even purchasing an expensive hat. But meanwhile it is lost. And it was the only warmer, fashionable hat I could wear to work. I have plenty of scarves. But it is really cold and only getting colder. Where is my hat dude!

It's almost over (the chemo part at least). Then 2 years of tamoxafin. And exchange surgery, hoping Dr. DaLio can fix the few things that drive me bonkers about "the girls". And hopefully just scheduled MRI's and Mammograms for the rest of my freekin' life. My fitness schedule and eating habits will also drastically change come late Dec.

Back to L.A. on Dec. 21st for a day trip to get screened again with Dr. Giuliano (surgical oncologist at St. Johns in Santa Monica). Oh Joy! Flying 4 days before the holiday...Ahhhhh ;)