Category Archives: Mutant Ninja Cell News

My last day of chemo has passed. Honestly, I was so fatigued when I went in, that I wasn’t nearly as elated as I should have been. After the last drip of medication came through the IV tube and the … Continue reading →

Tomorrow is my last chemo therapy treatment!  Hip hip hooray!  While I’ve been fatigued and lost some hair, I can be very thankful that the side effects haven’t been worse.  Here’s hoping tomorrow’s treatment will finish cleaning up the mutant … Continue reading →

In December, I was considering the possibility of tattooed eyebrows if they vacated my face due to the side effects of chemotherapy.  My eyelashes are gone and my brows are quickly thinning. I wonder if this poor girl has gone … Continue reading →

The next to last chemotherapy treatment is tomorrow morning.  Thankfully, this cocktail is proving to be a little more kinder and gentler on my body than the first four rounds.  Here’s hoping that the medications continue to go through my … Continue reading →

Since battling my mutant ninja cells, I’ve found that my infusions have left me sitting laying on the sofa watching way more television the past two months than I’ve watched the past three years, combined. It is amusing to watch how … Continue reading →

On one of my very bad days a few weeks ago my friend Barbie asked if there was anything, just ANYTHING at all she could do for me.I sweetly asked her if she would take the next chemotherapy treatment for … Continue reading →

On Monday evening, I went in for a breast MRI ordered to confirm if the chemotherapy is making any headway against the dastardly mutant ninja cells. I hated this test the first time it was done and was definitely not … Continue reading →

While in for my new cocktail infusion yesterday, the oncologist stated that I am extremely anemic, accounting for much of my fatigue.  Her recommended course is a blood transfusion.  She stated it didn’t have to be done immediately, but it … Continue reading →

The countdown continues. Tomorrow is round 5 of eight infusions and a whole new cocktail will be introduced to my body. Here’s hoping that the new toxins will continue to do battle against my uninvited guests and blow them out … Continue reading →

Twenty four hours after every infusion, a shot is given to boost my white blood cell count.  Because I get the infusions on Friday, this necessitates a trip to a different, half-staffed department at the hospital on Saturday.  The first … Continue reading →