Finishing up my second round of chemo has been a little trickier than the previous round. The hardest part for me is definitely the first 10-12 days of each chemo round. It is a very challenging process because it is completely unpredictable.
I have always been one to control my mind and body, but during these first two weeks I control nothing. I throw up and have anxiety, which are all out of my control. I lose the will/urge to eat or drink and that just causes other issues to occur. I have tried about a million different things to prevent all the side effects but to no avail. So at this point, I have come to terms with the fact that each round I'm going to feel like shit for those days, and that's it.
Due to Good Friday, my third round of chemo has been pushed back, therefore, I get an extra week for recovery. I have mixed emotions about this one because it pushes my last day of chemo back a week as well. However, it gives me one more week of feeling normal. I just hope that after round three my doctor doesn't decide to do the same thing for my last round.
I guess like everything else with cancer only time will tell. So I just have to keep my head up and look forward. In a few short days I'll be starting round three and I will be that much closer to the end.
