LIFE IS GOOD!!!!

[rgecaprock]

NW, Great news!!!


Enjoy the hunting season!!!!!


And your drug vacation.


Ramona

 

[Joanie]

Great timing, eh???

 

[NorthernWinos]

So....today was the second half of the Oxaliplatin infusion....and my last infusion before my 'Drug-Vacation'.....I will continue to take Xeloda pills for one week...Oh...and of course the Cortisone/Steroids for the next 3 days.....Then..... nothing till after the next Ct Scan in Dec.

I expect the drugs will be in my system for a few weeks...then the body will get a short rest. Guess they figured weighing in at 103.5# was not a good 'fighting weight'....so they had changed a drug last week and I have rehydrate back a few pounds already. I also have the 'hand/foot' syndrome and now the bottoms of the feet are sloughing off a layer of skin, can get painful, but am able to deal with that. Strange side effects from these very potent drugs.

I was surprised to see a new nurse hired in the treatment center....as well a few new patients....Not a good sign....Like when it is kind of empty in there. The new patients are always so scared...seems a friendly smile is welcome as well as few few passing words.

The treatment went well, but still had the anxious waiting for your turn with your nurse as well today the Pharmacist and his Techs were backed up a bit in the 'Hood-Room' where they mix the Prescriptions....The Pharmacist mixed the Rx's from behind a hood...pretty scary.....As well the nurses wear protective gear...and...we get that stuff injected into our veins....

Felt pretty wound up so when we got home we picked stuff from the garden to unwind and feel the day wasn't a total loss. Picked all the melons, bell peppers and the rest of the grapes....pretty muddy out there....1 ½" of rain yesterday and last night and more cold rain predicted for the weekend....So, getting the garden cleaned out will use up all this 'energy' the Steroids/Cortisone will give me the next few days.

Thought I'd scare you all with a photo of 'the bald lady'....Hopefully this will be the only time in my life I will have no hair....but you never know.... It is growing in fast now...

NEW HAIR....

FAKE HAIR.....It's nice and warm on these cold rainy days...a little 'hair-hat'....

So...life goes on......Will check back with any reports as they serface....But, must say I have had a good week...

LIFE IS GOOD!!!!



Edited by: Northern Winos

 

[Wade E]

That hair looks very natural and i like it a lot! glad you are feeling better and hope it stays that way.

 

[joeswine]

LOOKING GOOD NW, LIFE IS GOOD

 

[jobe05]

There's so much beauty there....... the Hair is a great head warmer...... the real beauty we all know is within......... that's what we see.

Glad to know your having a good week and your looking great!

 

[pelican]

Both pics are looking good NW ~ You are a sight for sore eyes

, with or without the wig!

 

[rgecaprock]

I'm in Virginia this week and thought I would check in to see how everyone is doing. NW....You look as beautiful with or without hair as the ladies behind you in you in your cabinet.


That is a great "do" for you......looking very young!!!


Ramona

 

[hannabarn]

You are beautiful, inside and out, with or without hair! Hopefully everything is going to progress to good health. Somehow your posts make me both happy and sad. Happy because the treatments seem to be working and sad because you have to be going through such suffering!

 

[NorthernWinos]

Thanks everyone..I feel good....

The body and mind work together and the pain is soon forgotten....I really don't feel I have suffered, but do remember moments of not feeling so positive and wishing what ever was ailing me would stop....and, it appears to be getting better for the present.

Then .....like a magic moment a bird sings and a flower blooms...some food is ready to be enjoyed....a prayer is answered....and..Life goes on.

 

[Waldo]

Just once NW...And you have to go wherever in your area the kids hang out...you have to "spike" your hair and color it...( Maybe food coloing would work ) you know..like green, orange, purple !!!

 

[swillologist]

You look great NW. If you would want to scary people you would need to put a picture of me on here.

 

[NorthernWinos]

You look great NW. If you would want to scary people you would need to put a picture of me on here.

Did you loose your hair and get so thin too????

Jim says my jeans don't fit as good as they use to on my butt....So, I guess I lost my a$$....

Sure am glad I saved back some small jeans from the Goodwill bag....they are coming in handy....give me a few weeks of eating like I am and I'll be in the BIG jeans again......Nice to have an appetite again...and figure in about 6 weeks will be able to taste some wine....

 

[Dean]

Congrats on the drug break and progress with your treatment. You look amazing!

 

[swillologist]

I got skinny to begin with. That was one of my symptoms. I lost 35 pounds. I had to buy some smaller jeans then too. But I am gaining that weight back now. To fast I might add. I have put on 16 pounds so far. I didn't lose all of my hair. But its pretty thin right now. Looks funny for an old hippie. I have had long hair just about every since I got out of the army. What I do have left is growing. I had to get it trimmed last week. Didn't want it over my ears you know.

 

[NorthernWinos]

My hair didn't all fall out...about 90%...I looked like on of the 3 Stooges....I had a friend buzz it off a couple times....She said she didn't want to do it...but after it was done she did say it looked better.....

Edited by: Northern Winos

 

[joeswine]

hers hopeing the good times stay,as you say life is good/







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[Waldo]

NW your personality overcomes any adversity or handicap you could ever possibly have.....Though we have never met my spirit senses you are for real

 

[PolishWineP]

You look like quite the hottie with the short hair!

 

[hannabarn]

You haven't been on this site for a few days! Is everything progressing well? Hope you are feeling better! Still have you in my prayers!