Survived 5th treatment

The worst is over now from the 5th treatment. I've survived another one!! This was better than the 4th treatment, I guess cause my body has gotten used to this chemo drug somewhat. The pains weren't nearly as bad as the last time....I didn't even have to take any painkillers!

I did still get some pains mainly in my knees and back and I think the hot flashes were a bit more frequent this time. I wake up many times in a sweat during the night. During the day I continuously keep taking my hat off my head when I heat up, then putting it on again when my head gets cold, off and on, off and on (I usually use a hat cause you get quite cold when you have no hair on your head!). Up to yesterday I couldn't stand for too long or I would feel faint....almost fainted again while trying to buy some valentines day cards. My stomach has been quite sensitive these days....it hurts for every thing! My period is all messed up. When I blow my nose, I get spots of blood coming out. My heart beats faster than usual and I get winded very quickly. But overall, its much better than I expected!

[Sorry if this is too much info....just trying to give you a full picture of what's going on....the little things that are probably rarely mentioned.]

Oh and here is a pic me getting the dreaded drug. That's ice packs on my hands and feet which are used to prevent them from tingling while you get the chemo. Very 'Cool' isn't it! Ok maybe not. I was actually freezing because of those damn ice packs, so they brought me some nice heated blankets to through over myself!!

I did take it very easy for the past week and watched alot of tv, as I mentioned I probably would. But I was happy that I was well enough to go out for a nice Valentines dinner :) The bf and I had planned to just do dinner the weekend after since I didn't expect to be able to move much, but Monday I woke up with minimal pains, so Valentines dinner was on! I had a Valentines lunch date with mummy also! It was a good day :)

I was also well enough to do some nail painting while watching the grammies....check it out:

I got a nail art set for christmas (thanks Cindy!), so I wanted to try it out. I know I need some practice....but a good first try right?? :P

Now time to have more fun for the next 2 feel-good weeks :)