I'm due to
have my 5th treatment on Monday and my 6th and hopefully last on June 4th. If
my oncologist feels that the treatments were successful, I will be done. If
not, I will probably have to start on a more aggressive treatment plan. The
thought of that does not make me happy at all, because I am ready to be done
and this current treatment plan has not been as horrible as I expected. The
more aggressive one... I don't even want to think about it. I'm worried though
that the treatments aren't working out because my stomach keeps swelling back
up with cancerous fluids. They drained me during my surgery to remove the
tumor/my ovary and they drained me after my 3rd round of chemo. Now I am
swollen up again. Dr. Gore (my oncologist) seemed concerned about this and said
the chemo should take care of it. I guess I will just have to calm down about
it and wait and see. Deal with this garbage as it comes at me.
I think I
might be done with my tumor painting. I don’t know yet if I want to add
anything else to it. I’ve decided to give it to Dr. Gore on Monday when I go in
for chemo. Hopefully he has some sort of positive reaction to it or I might cry…
I always hate
to ask for money but although I can see that a lot people read my blog, my
little donation button has not been popular. My funds have been dwindling due
to buying groceries, getting some things fixed on my car, and other small
expenses that have added up. I haven’t worked since December and I’m not sure
when my doctor will give me the green light to go back to work. Soon I will
need to buy the access code to online materials to go along with one of my text
books for my online summer classes. It’s for my microeconomics class and the
access code costs $70. I really hate sounding pathetic but if you have any money
you can spare, I would appreciate it so much. I will even send you a drawing if
you want! Or if you think my artwork is absolute garbage, I will just give my
eternal gratitude!
