This week: completed my Zarxio injections

T-shirt is from a friend

Hannah & Daniel having fun trying on my wig

Today (Wednesday), I had the last of my three injections of Zarxio. They ended up giving me the injections in the back of my arms; it was only painful when they tried to inject the medication too quickly. On Monday, I had minimal side effects, but by Tuesday, I felt a lot of fatigue and now understand where the expression "bone tired" comes from. My doctor said that doesn’t surprise him based on how hard my body is working to generate the new blood cells.

Today, I felt more achiness in my lower back and hips but, for the most part, it's been manageable with the Claritin and Aleve. I've had less nausea due to not having my infusion last Friday, so I've been able to eat mostly normal and gain back some of the weight that I lost.

If all goes well, my white blood cells will be up by Friday and I'll be able to move forward with my infusion around noon. David was unsure if Dr. Curley would want to get these injections on a regular basis or just when my blood cell counts are too low.

The house has been a little more lively with all the kids back this week. They really enjoyed spending time with their cousins the last two weeks in Utah and escaping this mild (only up to 116) summer in Phoenix. I'm still trying to beat the worst of the heat and walk in the morning, but it's over 80 degrees no matter when I walk. Very grateful for air conditioning and modern medicine.