Can you believe I'm back?

I AM IN REMISSION SINCE MY LAST CHEMO ON AIUGST 5TH. Had a CT on Sept 10. It was clear. Had a scare in late Nov and had another CT on Nov 21. It was clear too. My next one will be in February sometime. I still have a few side effects but I feel WONDERFUL. I lost a total of 25 lbs but have gained about 12 lbs back. I was bald as a billiard ball but my hair is growing back. It is a little over an inch long and very curly. Imagine me with curly hair. Don't know if it will stay curly but it is fun for now.

It is so good to be through with chemo. I had almost every side effect listed for my type of chemo drugs. Fatique, loss of concentration, thrush, (sour mouth) peripheral neuropathy, (tingling & hurting in hands and feet) I still have that a little but it is much better. Vision problems that were really weird. At the beginning of my chemo I would go outside and the trees were all blury.I really thought that the cancer had gone to my brain but didn't say anything to the Drs. Really dumb huh. It only lasted a few days then went away. Another time (you probably won't believe this one.) My Dr had a name for it but I don't remember it. Anyway! I was in the kitchen and bent over to pick something up and when raised up I was facing the front windows and everything YES everything outside was different shades of pink. Even the sky. I turned to look out the back window and it was pink also. Eddie was outside and I thought I'd better tell him. When I went out it was really strange as he looked pink also. Then the color started going away. It made me kind of giddy because it was so strange. I really didn't think anyone would believe what I saw. Nausea, three bladder infections, diarrhea caused by the meds used for the bladder infections. That caused a lot of weight loss. Hands swollen, and loss of hearing. I still have the loss of hearing and have to have the head phones that allow me to hear the TV. Dr Fig. says don't rush out and get hearing aids because this will probably go away within a year. As for the rest of the side effects you'll have to ask Eddie.My short term memory is shot too.

We went to my Mom's for Thanksgivng. Mike, Tanya, A.J. and my cousin Terry were there also. we had a really great day. The day after, Eddie and I got up early and headed for San Diego. We hadn't had a vacation for several years and besides we have a six month old beautiful granddaughter we hadn't seen. Her name is Sophia Grace Rose. She was so much fun. Oh yeah we saw her mom and dad, Erik and Kirsten also. Erik and Kirsten live about a mile from the stadium so we walked to a Chargers football game and I loved it. I had a portable oxygen concentrator with me and I did really good. Eddie kept telling me to slow down. We were down there a week and visited with Shannon and her new husband, Marcus also. It was a wonderful trip. I think thats where I gained some of my weight.

Well I think I shall retire for the night. We are going to spend Christmas eve at my granddaughter Tara's house, and Christmas day and my daughter/neice Monica's house. Her oldest son Ronnie just got home from Irac. Thank you Lord.

Thanks to all of you for your prayers and thoughts. I know that is the major reason I am doing so well.

Oh I almost forgot. For those of you that don't know we have our house on the maket. Eddie wants to get me closer to my family. We are looking at property in Lake County. Pobably won't happen for a year or so. We just have to take it one day at a time just like the cancer. I love you all and wish you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. Karen