Taxol # 6 and # 7

Things are looking better. I only have 5 more treatments of chemo and then I start my radiation for 33 treatments. If things don't change I will be finished in September. It has been a long road and I have not felt real good, the main problem being extremely tired all the time but I have felt better yesterday and today than I have in a very long time. Prayer has helped me more than I can say, I am not a deeply religious person but God has been there for me and he has answered many of my prayers over the years and he is helping me now to deal with this crisis in my life. My point being is pray everyday and believe in God.

I spent a very lazy weekend. All I did was a little shopping. Bought a new washer and dryer on Saturday, picked up my computer from Best Buy, got a new monitor and now my mouse does not work, oh well I hope to go shopping this weekend and get a mouse. Had dinner at Houlihan's Saturday evening, it was ok. Spent all day Sunday at home.

Monday went to grocery store and bought a beautiful sirloin and some short ribs and Mac cooked them on the grill Monday afternoon and they turned out delicious. We had the same for dinner on Tuesday because there was so much left and I even had more left which I froze for my next batch of vegetable beef soup.

Talked to Charlene and Charles on Sunday and they are having a good time in Hawaii. My son was sleeping when I called. Talked to Bobby and he stays so busy all the time but he seems to love his life so I am very happy for him. Hopefully next year we can go on some more trips and I hope to make my trip to NYC again real soon.

Peace, joy, and love to all. Keep praying for me.

Annette

TAXOL # 5

Well I saw Dr. Buchholz on Monday the 14th and found out I need to have 33 treatments of radiation to complete my cancer treatment. I will get my simulation on July 18th to make sure they target the right area.

Got tickets to go see DWTS on June 25th with some friends. Can't wait to see the dancing and all that jive.

Roadrunner tech came today (14th) could not fix computer. Took back to Best Buy on Saturday and they could not get the computer or the monitor to work, sent back for repair.

Had chemo on Wednesday (16th), things went fine, got home around 4 p.m.

Only worked 4 hours on Friday. I was just exhausted and not much help to my co-workers. Slept until 1:30p.m.

Rested all day Saturday until 5:30 then went to dinner and took computer to Best Buy. Lazy Sunday to grocery store at 7 a.m. then relaxed rest of day.

Last week end had company. Tiger and Charles spent Saturday night here and we took Vickie out for Mother's Day. Butch, Crystal and the (3) Jason's came over for the evening on Saturday and we spent the time talking. It was a very nice family evening. Tiger and Charles went home after Carroll and Charlene picked them up. A nice time was had by all.

Excuse the rambling. Love to all.

Taxol # 4

Four down eight to go. Things are going better with the treatment. I went to ber at 6:30 P.M. last night, it wipes me out that first day and then I do pretty good.
Have to go see a Radiology Oncology Doctor on Monday for a consult since the protocol has changed so much in the last six months. I'll do whatever they decide just to make sure all the cancer is gone.

I was really upset that Joey was in the bottom (2) on DWTS, Ian did much worse than him but the American public must love Ian more. I knew La Kisha would be going home last night on AI, Blake should go next and Jordin should win. She is amazing for a 17 year old.

Still waiting to hear about my land inheritance in SC, guess things move really slow up there. Maybe I'll build a place up there and move. Yea, like Mac would do that.

Not much else going on right now, will update next week after seeing Doctor.

Chemo # 3 For Taxol

Well I had my 3rd treatment yesterday and it went well. My blood count has dropped to 9.9 so I will probably need a transfusion in a couple of more weeks. I see my doctor next Wednesday and I have another treatment next Wednesday. I took a nap when I got home and woke up when I heard my husband unlocking the front door. He brought Gabriel subs home for dinner. They were super delicious. My side effects usually start on Friday but this week I am not going to have any.

I watched American Idol and the 2 guys who went home were the ones I predicted.
Next week the 4 remaining better step up their game plans because they are all good.
Make sure you watch Grey's Anatomy tonight it is a 2 hour special.

My super sweet son called last night and we had a 3 way conversation with Mac, me, and him. He wanted to make sure my treatment went ok. It was almost like he was there with us, just yakking about things.

I almost had a serious heart attack on Tuesday. I got home from work and could not find our dog Zoe. I looked in all the rooms and outside twice, could not find her anywhere. I was going to call Mac to see if something had happened to her and I decided I should call Terry first to see if she had seen her when she cleaned house, when about that time I heard snoring. I looked where the sound was coming from and sure enough she was behind the big brown chair snoozing away, she has never gone behind that chair to sleep. I called Mac to let him know that he almost had to take me to the ER and he laughed when I told him. I guess I am more attached to her than I thought.

Tried to cook meatballs to bring for a luncheon today but I burned them. I followed the directions on the package but my oven must be set higher than the 350 degrees I set it on. Guess I will have to call Sears and get it checked, (under warranty).

I hope each and everyone of you will have a super day and specail love to all.

April 25th chemo

Well I had my second treatment of Taxol last Wednesday. My blood count dropped to 10.5 from 11.4 which is not bad but I just hope it does not drop lower. My nurse today was Kristin and she was very nice. She told me some things I did not know. With the Taxol if you are going to get sick it is usually the 3rd day which has happened to me twice. She told me to start taking my Compazine every 6 hours for three days and it really did work. I only had slight bone pain in my left leg, so things went better this time. Today I will have my 3rd treatment.

Mac and I went to Indialantic last Friday and stayed until Sunday night. It was a very relaxing weekend. Mac, Tiger, and Charles went fishing Saturday and Sunday. They caught some fish. Check out the blogs for Bobby and Charlene for pictures.
Friday we went to Texas Roadhouse for lunch and it was delicious. Tiger grilled pork chops outside and I fixed the other stuff for dinner Friday night. On Saturday we had a low country boil with oysters, shrimp, kielbasa, corn, and saltines.We also had chips with salsa for snacking.

Sunday was the big day for Charles. We went to Andretti Thrill Park for his birthday and there were 10-12 of his friends there to celebrate. They had pizza, cold drinks, and a ice cream cake. The pizza was really good. HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHARLES!!!!! What fun we had.

Monday I rested and got caught up on all my programs. Back to work on Tuesday. No rest for the weary (haha).

Will blog more after my chemo today. Have a super day and week.