Pros and Cons

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This might sound like complaining... but I have cancer and it's my blog, so I guess that gives me permission to complain!

One round of Ibrance and I am in a holding pattern...my WBC is low, so Dr V has postponed my next round until my numbers come back up. I'll either go back to same dose or she'll lower it. But, after one round, my hair is thinning. This is a side effect that I knew was possible. Is it possible I could lose my hair, maybe, but hopefully thinning is all I will experience. Now, is this the Ibrance causing the problem or is this the drugs that forced me into menopause? No clue. But it's thinning. 

Now, the good thing is, I have always had very thick hair. So, a little thinning is okay. I guess. Another pro... I shaved my legs like two weeks ago and it's barely grown back! Silver linings people! 

Other side effects? Mostly I'm just experiencing menopause symptoms due to forcing my body into it....night sweats and hot flashes galore. I sometimes have some stomach issues, but they are manageable. Mostly, I'm just a little warn out (getting better) and experiencing pain from the bone mets in my right hip and my left chest and shoulder. But I'm keeping that at bay with Tylenol and naproxen. 

I am looking to get to an acupuncturist and see if that can help with my pain and menopause symptoms - that would help tremendously with my sleep and that would help a lot with me feeling better! 

I'm staying as positive as possible. I don't know if anything is working yet and I have to be patient (HA!) and wait for a few months before we get scans to see what if anything all of this has done to the stupid cancer. I'm feeling a bit better energy wise lately, so I am hoping to start swimming again, at least once or twice a week. We will see how this week goes - very busy week of work and early morning blood tests and a visit to court (to testify, not to be convicted! Longish story, will post more tomorrow) and a few other appts this week, so plan is to try swimming on Thursday night! 

I guess I didn't complain all that much after all!

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