TrishE23

Marla! I am so happy for you. I wish you all the best. You must be so happy. Congrats on your 1 year too. How wonderful.
Take care,
Trish

I have gained weight too. I have been done with chemo for 3 months and I am at a stand still with my weight. I gained 24 pounds and lost 9 about 2 weeks after my last chemotherapy. I am finally starting to feel stronger so I am going to start walking more and riding my bike. I know what you mean about Uncle Fester. My face was so bloated by the last chemo that my husband called me his apple dumpling...funny for him..not so funny for me. I hated it. It's easy to get down over it. We are bald, scarred, bloated, and tired! I also don't have any summer clothes to wear. I went and bought 2 pairs of capris that don't cut off my circulation and I rotate them. But I think people are on to me..I think I need to go get more..lol

Wow! So many people are getting done. I am so happy for you all. YAY!! I have my last boost on Thursday. My skin held up pretty good until the other day. I started peeling really bad and it is a bit raw.
Melody, I know what you mean about the safety blanket. I am feeling the same way. But I am ready to get back to normal too!
I am thinking about you all and hoping everyone is doing good. Take care
Trish

I had number 4 today and I actually laid there counting the beeps, there were 26 of them..lol some long some short. I have finally bounced back from chemo and have so much energy. It is so nice to feel good again. I hope this doesn't zap my energy too. So far I haven't had any redness or itching. When does that start?

Hi
I haven't been on in a while. I just started my radiation today. Only 34 more to go! I am finally feeling like me again. My life is back to it's hectic self. Running around doing things for my family and trying to clean the house from the last 7 months of neglect.
I will try to see if I can join the team, but my life is so busy right now I have so much going on. A baby shower for my new grandbaby that is due July 1st, My daughters graduation party and prom, and I am the entertainment chair for the Taylor Relay for Life that is on June 2 and 3. I hope I can keep my energy level up for all this through radiation.
I hope everyone is doing good. I am going to go back and catch up on the posts.
Take care,
Trish

I voted! She is so cute. Good luck I hope she makes it on the cover.
Trish

You guys are so funny!! So far I have baked a spoon into my brownies, my daughter cut into the brownies and found the large serving spoon that I used to scrape the brownie batter out of the bowl. I also put an opened package of hot dogs in the cupboard were I keep the sandwich bags. I didn't discover the hotdogs until they were all shriveled up. hee hee.

Hi - it's Sue again. Glad you got the post before all of you met. I just wanted to give all of you an update. Trish is still in the hospital, and she will be there for a couple of days. Still no energy, still on oxygen and still getting breathing treatments and IV meds. They are going to bring in an infectious disease doctor to see if they can pinpoint what is going on. I'm pretty worried about her. She has her scans on Monday so she will be there at least until then. I'm sure she'll want me to keep you posted. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers! Sue

Hi,
I am coming to the lunch! I feel a little better so my daughter is going to drive me there. I just am a little weak and I have shortness of breath but I am coming! I need to get the heck out of my house. I can't wait to meet everyone. I am glad I came upon this thread in time.
Trish