Day #1 Following Chemo #1 (D1FC1)

Pay attention to the code in the title, I'll be using it alot (because I'm lazy!).  I am actually writing this the day after Day #1, but I was having so much fun yesterday I didn't get this written.  Yes, I said FUN!  I felt like I was on a drug high yesterday - physically and emotionally and mentally sharp - what a great feeling!  I never expected to feel that good after a chemo treatment, not to mention I hardly ever feel that kind of good. Which is probably a good thing that I don't. I received a steroid as part of my pre-chemo drugs.  If this is what steroids do for people, I understand why they want to continue taking them to the detriment of their bodies.  Today (D2FC1), I am still feeling good, but definitely not on the high of yesterday.  And that is fine.

The only downside of treatment so far (and I'm sure there will be many more as the chemo treatments accumulate) is that my taste buds feel like they are coated so that food doesn't taste quite as good as it did before chemo.  If this stays with me, that will be a major disappointment, as this didn't happen last time until much later in the treatment.  A question I will be asking on my next visit. The worst part of the coated taste buds is that I am still my usual hungry self, so I must eat.  It just doesn't taste quite right.

My anti-nausea meds seem to be working as I have not felt any signs of nausea - YEA!  They gave me 2 anti-nausea drugs before chemo, then I have taken some pills as a precautionary measure.  So far, so good.  I expect my hair to start falling out sometime either right before or right after my next treatment, which is on September 12th.  Last time I got a wig, which I hated, so I am just going with soft head coverings (purchased from http://www.headcovers.com/).  They also have some special shampoo that is supposed to keep your scalp in a good condition for when the hair comes back in.  I will start using that soon.

I am feeling so good, that I am planning on going on an overnight road trip with my daughter tomorrow.  If I wake up tomorrow and feel like c-r-a-p and can't go, I will be terribly disappointed, but we know that is a possibility so plans have already been put in place for her to go by herself.  In the meantime, I have a lot of things to do to get ready to go, so off the blogging and onto the laundry and packing.