Chemo #15

I feel lucky that I haven't missed a chemo yet.  Apparently it's unusual to sail through chemo with no delays.  I see other people getting sent home based on their blood tests.  "No toxins for you!"  The nurses will also send you home if your temperature is over 100.  Every time I pick up Claire from preschool, there is at least one kid covered in green snot, so it's pretty freakin' miraculous that I've been healthy throughout the entire winter and spring.  I hope I didn't just jinx myself.

On Friday I saw my oncologist.  She reviewed my recent CT scan, and all of the suspicious spots from my first PET scan were normal-looking.  When I didn't react, she said, "To be clear, this is the best possible outcome."  But I refuse to be too happy.  The mastectomy pathology report is the definitive measure.

And now, a serious question: if you only have 4-6 eyelashes left, should you still wear mascara?  Maybe I should pluck the last few for the sake of symmetry.  I tried applying fake eyelashes the other day, and for some reason the adhesive glue is black (why?!), so I ended up with black glue all over my face, and the lashes were still in the wrong place.  I wiped it all off and lined my eyes with a black pencil instead.  Without eyeliner and brow pencil, I really do look like a cancer patient.  I draw something on while I'm still half-asleep in the morning so I won't scare the children.  Then I redo it after I've had coffee.  When I leave the house and see women everywhere with effortless eyebrows and eyelashes, I want to punch them in the face.  Not really.  Just a little bit.  Cancer definitely messes with your self-esteem.  Julia told me my wig looks like straw, and it actually bothered me.  (Later she told a mom at school, "You have white stripes in your hair."  And then I felt better.)

Speaking of hair, my mother-in-law was inspired by my post about the Magic Yarn Project and sent wigs for the whole family.  I feel a Disney-themed Christmas card coming on!





One more to go.





   

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  1. I'm so excited to be there with you for your last one!!!! I may just have something in tow to help with your brows and lashes!! Love ya!

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  2. Those wigs are amazing. Jeff has never looked better!

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  3. These wigs are incredible! You make a beautiful Belle. :)

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