So, I feel like I have completely abandoned everyone. I probably haven’t, it just seems like I have lost all contact with everything web. But the surprising thing is I have been on it nonstop. I have been trying to do a lot of maintenance to this site. Two months later, and I still don’t have it looking good or right. I have also building another website for myself and I built one for Terrence. I have also been spending all my time in bed, thank God for the laptop.
I almost wish I had Chemobrain again. When I had chemobrain I wasn’t feeling like I did this go around. I always feel like crap for complaining too, because I really do have it easier, I guess, then most people that endure cancer and chemo. But I still have side-effects and problems. But then I run into that mental moral dilemma about how I shouldn’t be complaining, or even thinking about anything I am feeling or going through because other people have it so much worse off. Sometimes I even feel guilty for tell all of you about what I’m going through here, because I shouldn’t be bringing attention to my “simple case”. Continue Reading »
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As Told By: Brandi | Written on August 17, 2008 | Posted in the Feature catagory.
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This site has been attacked by Chemobrain!
For anyone that truly knows me, knows that I am SUPER picky about spelling and typos. so much of a frustration and pet peeve of mine, that I decided to leave my site typo-as-is. What does this mean? This means that when I write a post or a story, when I omit a word, put in the wrong word, transpose my words, or just plain write something completely wrong, I am going to leave it and not fix it. You ask why I will leave it if I am so picky about grammatical errors? It's because my errors in writing will help to show exactly what state of mind I am in at the present time, and exactly how much this process, my meds and the chemo is really effecting me. So the long and short of it is, you get Brandi in the raw. Do please have patience with my misspellings and misspeaking, it only makes this whole thing more...Authentic.
Whew, let me tell you. That was an AWESOME two weeks off of chemo. But, I did have to go back on Friday to start my 14-day cycle again. During my 14 days off, I pretty much started to feel normal again. My appetite calmed down, the chemobrain went away within a couple days (for the most part), and my night sweats stopped! Yup, that’s right. They straight up stopped. I think it was the Prednisone doing it, we’ll see if I start having them again during this go-round.
I was excited to have Jan, my very first chemo nurse, again. As with the other nurses to this point, this was her first time giving me the Nitrogen Mustard. Continue Reading »
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As Told By: Brandi | Written on August 3, 2008 | Posted in the The Chemo Chronicles catagory.
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This post is only to prove as a short very long (sorry, didn’t realize I had so much to say) update of what has been going on lately. I feel like I have disappeared off the face of the earth. I haven’t, I have just been not “here”. Wherever that proverbial “here” happens to be. I haven’t even done my “Chemo Chronicles” article for last Friday. I will do that, but there isn’t much that you are missing. I still want to get it down though just to get it documented - that is the point of all this anyhow.
I published an article the other day, “I’m Not Angry, I’m Just On Prednisone”, and then later that night published my very first web video, “My Nightly Chemo Meds”, which really helped me to chill a little. Continue Reading »
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As Told By: Brandi | Written on August 14, 2008 | Posted in the Feature, Progress catagory.
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This is a little video my daughters helped me make. I have a nightly routine of generally 11-13 pills that I have to take while on my 14-day chemo treatment. I got bored and decided to play with my crackberry and this video was born! At least it helped to ease my mood a little - I’m sorry about tonight’s earlier post - whew, that was a bad ‘roid rage session!
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As Told By: Brandi | Written on August 12, 2008 | Posted in the Feature, One Life To Live catagory.
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Age: 29
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Diagnosis: Hodgkin's Lymphoma IVB, mixed cellularity, involving lymph nodes of multiple sites.
Current Treatment: MOPP (chemotherapy)
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