After a weak...

It's been a week since I started the second treatment and I'm starting to feel like myself again...except for the being bald, occasionally seeing stars, and not being able to eat normally thing.

I have to say these chemo treatments are demanding physically and mentally. Part of the stress definitely comes from the worry of infection, sickness, etc that you have to be mindful of between treatments. So far my counts have lowered but haven't hit the bottom like they did last time. If the cycles match up, that bottom should be today or tomorrow though. I'll have some new results Friday which should be interesting.

All that said. Things are progressing. I hoping to make the Clemson game in Winston this weekend and Ashley is doing well.

Watts is a bit depressed from lack of running at the farm, but I think she'll get over it. Hopefully she won't start fasting in protest.

As far as events to look forward to...

10/13 Follow up appointment with hand doctor/plastic surgeon

10/14 Wake Forest at NC State (the dream continues hopefully)

10/16 Kidney and Heart tests (same as pre-chemo) to make sure everything still working

10/17 Third cycle of chemo (HALF WAY)

11/1 CT Scan of Chest & follow up appointments with radiologist and chief surgeon.

I haven't mentioned the hand or arm in a while...probably because they are doing great. The infection is gone (knock on wood) and my hand is strong enough to bother Ashley with the guitar again. There is a little stiffness in the wrist, but it's normal and with time shouldn't be a problem.

Thanks for checking in. I'll update anything new and exciting (like the unidentified rash I've picked up and hope doesn't turn out to be anything).