It has been almost two months since I updated my blog. Sad to say, I have been rather lax in updating my health blog for several reasons, which I will not mention. Most of it was just avoiding it or just not feeling up to writing it for one reason or another. I have thought about it, I just did not quite get around to it. I do apologize for that part.
Anyway, it is almost Christmas, can you believe it! Another year is almost over, and where did it go? On November 30th, I had my last chemotherapy treatment. It went fast! It seems like I had just found out about it all (cancer, surgery, chemo, etc.) and WOW; it is over. Well, the surgery and chemo part are over, however; the recuperating time is still yet to come. I have had a few rough patches these past several weeks (more than a few if I am honest), mostly of the tired and depressed kind. It appears that this time of year only makes that part of my life and recovery even harder to deal with... I was thinking earlier that if I had to name the top five things of chemo that bothered me the most. Well, I decided that number one is the being tired part all the time (which really, really sucks), depression (truly a downer, no pun intended) comes in a close second, and then third is the nausea (admit it, which is never good), next is that no ambition which occurs on most days, and then there is the lack of a life or so it seems to me. I am not whining, just getting it all straight in my head and this post.
On the good side, I feel very lucky to have my family and friends around me, especially around this time of year. We all need family and friends to keep us on the right track and to remind us that we are special in many ways. I would truly be lost without them, especially my family.
I go to the doctor for a check-up next week, so I am hoping that all is well with my recovery from surgery, blood counts, etc. I will try to inform you sooner than this last time -- that is my plan anyway. Happy Holidays and have a wonderful Happy New Year!
All for now, so remember to LIVE, LOVE, LAUGH. LEARN, AND LISTEN!!!!
Connie
