A fun day!

So today i went to the cancer day hospital to get a shot for my white blood cells. I am still feeling kind of spacey so i decided to go back upstairs to Dr. Mahdavis office to get hydration. As i sit there receiving hydration, my sweet nurse Christina took my blood just to check it out early. It ends up that all of my counts have dropped! My white count is low to where i am nutropenic which means i have no immune system. My red blood is also extremely low and i am needing 2 units of blood! That is why i have been so spacey lately and it was not from being dehydrated. So after my hydration and a fabulous lunch at the doctors office i had to go back down to the day hospital for my blood transfusion. It is amazing how much better you do feel after it is over. It does gross me out still to receive someone else's blood. You would think i should be use to blood by now especially after reading the book Twilight. Though i do tolerate it. So i need to head back tomorrow for unit 2 and more shots. At least i am feeling better everyday. Everyday is a new day and a new experience..Believe!

I'm at home!!

So this is a big surprise for me to be home a couple days after my chemo! My last drop of chemo for round 3 was on Saturday. I have been feeling pretty good with no nausea. My counts were dropping and on Sunday I did get a couple shots to help my immune system jump back up. I woke up this morning to my favorite Doctor, Dr. Mahdavi saying, "lets give this a try and let you go home early!" My counts are higher yet somewhat "fake" though I am going to go home and do outpatient shots if needed. It feels great to be able to come home even though I am very tired and worn out. My energy is pretty low since my red blood count is low so the next couple days I will be laying around building up some energy and finally getting some sleep!! Sleep! Wow what is that? It amazes me how much you do not sleep in the hospital. There is so much going on in there. It is hard to get on a normal sleeping pattern once I'm home cause I am so use to waking up all the time. I am going to do my best though and I believe being home will help. All week I will be checking into the doctors to make sure all my levels are clear then next week I will have an MRI/MRA of the chest to see what is next! Thanks all for your support!
B E L I E V E

Yummy Chocolate!!

I am back in! I have been relaxing and enjoying all the chocolate from the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory benefit that all of my friends brought in. My counts have already started to drop but I feel pretty good. My surgeon stopped by and was thrilled from the results of the last CT. He still has not decided what to do but once we finish this round of chemo, I will be back in for a CT and then he will decide if I am going to loose my whole lung or just the upper lobe.

We finally set a date for the big benefit! It is going to be at the Sea Port Marina Hotel at a new club called Shore Ultra Lounge. It is on May 21st and there will be more details to come. Keep checking the Current Events section of my web page!

Warrior Here!

On Monday I went to Dr. Mahdavi's office to get my blood taken and to get orders for my first CT scan. My blood results came out wonderful and I am some what normal. I was lucky enough to get an appointment for my scan the same day. I was very anxious to take the scan because it would be able to tell if the chemo is working or not. My next appointment to see the doctor was today, Wednesday the 15th. I knew I had a couple days to sit and wonder how the results were going to come out. Since I have started my treatment, the pain and also the coughing is gone. I have been able to run after all my kids without being out of breath too! I was feeling very positive about the results even with the anxiety. My mother and I went to my doctors this morning with my mind going crazy. Knowing that this mass was 9*13 cm (4 by 6 inches) before, I was wondering how much did it kill or how much of the mass did I kill?? The results.....are AMAZING!!! The mass is now 2.6*2.8 cm (1 by 1 1/2 inc)!!! Wow what a decrease!! I knew it, I felt it, I BELIEVED!!!! The next step is i go back in Monday the 20th for another round of chemo just to kill it more or even have it disappear! Then after that I need to see both my cancer doctor and surgeon to decide what is next. I am hoping to just do the surgery when I am done. More than 2 1/2 weeks and we will know! I am so happy about these results!! Thank you all for being so wonderful and supportive!

Happy Easter

All I can say is last weekend sucked. I felt super sick all weekend and basically didn't want to leave the bed or the couch. My counts dropped the lowest they have been at 1.6 but I didn't have to do isolation this time. Monday I got a blood transfusion and my counts stayed the same till today. They bumped up to 2.6 and if they continue to get better, I am out of here!! I have not had any more pirates sightings which is nice but my eyebrows and eyelashes are starting to fall out and I feel like an alien. Thank God I got my eyebrows tattooed! I am looking forward to spending Easter with my friends and family and I am REALLY looking forward to my mamas carrot cake and the world famous Geraci family artichoke dip. I hope you all have a great Easter! XOXO

Done with round 2

Last night was my last bag of chemo for this round. The past couple days has been hard for me. I have been "chemicaled" out! Everything tastes like chemicals and my tummy has been really upset. They have been giving me nausea medicine for the past couple of nights but I realized that it was making me sicker. They are giving me too much and giving it to me too fast. I am still trying to figure out what tastes good and what is going to settle my stomach and mouth. My counts are still normal today even after the last dose last night. I am waiting for them to drop so we can start pumping them back up so I can be discharged. They will drop hopefully in the next couple days but from there it takes a good week to get them back up to normal. I am anxious to get out this time so I can relax and get my first CT scan. I am doing well staying strong and positive! Thanks again for all your support!

Trippin!

I had an interesting night last night. I finally started to feel sick so I asked for some nausea meds. They ended up giving me it with all my other night time drugs to help me sleep. About 2 minutes after the nurses left, I opened my eyes to grab my water and when I looked at my cup I was wondering why there was cob webs all over it. My heart was beating so fast and deep that the rest of my body was thumping. I looked up at my TV and there was a pirate skeleton hanging from it and it was pitch black in my room! Wow!! I knew I was hallucinating. It must have been from giving me all those drugs at once. I called the nurses station but I did not know what to say because I was confused and tripping. It ended up lasting 10 minutes and then I was fine and fell asleep. Everytime I woke up through the night I was hoping not to see those nice pirates and I did not. That was an amazing trip!! So I woke up this morning and I am feeling pretty good. I am getting a little tired since my counts are dropping once again. I am getting up a lot to walk around and I still have a great appetite. Only 2 more days of chemo and another week and a half at hotel Hoag. Thanks again for all your support!