Sunday, December 20, 2009

Side Effects Stopped After About 5 Days

I've been enjoying my new-found "normality" too much to write and tell you all I'm better! Yes, the worst of the effects are about Day 3 to Day 8. At least for the first session. Even the incontinence, hip, hip hooray! And the aching, too, and the headaches. Never did feel "nauseous" although I did feel like I had a flu stomach occasionally -- more like a clenched fist pain, if you know what I mean.

No hair loss yet. I've heard estimates from 15 days (Dec 23) to shortly after the 2nd treatment (Dec 30). My fun family bought me some hats and gathered about 100 scarves to send me! I've been getting used to wearing them, both for myself and for my friends. I wear a big hat and people look at me like "Has she lost her hair? Dare I ask?" So I assure them "So far, I'm just practicing."

I hope you all have a great holiday! The kids are home and sleeping in. I'm baking cookies by the dozens! Got my tree up and the kids decorated it! Hurray for teenagers and young adult nieces!

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  1. Nancy AshleyDecember 20, 2009 at 3:01 PM

    Holy mackerel, if you've got a 100 scarves now, Gail and Anne-Marie must have come up with TONS of scarves -- I sure didn't sent that many.

    I see here that you mention about the hats, so I take it that order did arrive. Splendid!

    Practicing wearing scarves and hats while you're not yet actually freaked out about no-hair is brilliant.

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