Kickin' It Pink With Kristyn: Do blonds really have more fun?

Since I’m married with a kid AND I have cancer, we might not find out the true answer. But I am blond! Eight days ago I had brown hair with high lights. Today I have straight up blond hair. Bleach blond hair. There is no brown in my hair. None. I decided I wanted to do something a little crazy since I might lose my hair. And you might ask, what if you don’t lose your hair? Well then, I will shave it because I’m not keeping this blond-hair-thing up! I don’t have the time (or money!) to get my hair done every 2 weeks so I’m going to enjoy the bleach blond hair while I can. I might get a crazy hair cut soon too. Why not?!

My first round of chemo was last Thursday and I think it went fine. I’ve had a little nausea and I’ve been extremely tired but I can handle that. If you don’t know how nausea feels it’s kind of like feeling queezy but not being sick. It’s annoying but for me it’s not debilitating. Unfortunately, if I eat it sort of goes away and since the 10 pounds I gained the first time I went through chemo haven’t gone away I really don’t want to add anymore! But, feeling ok is better than looking ok. I guess J I was talking to Missy, my chemo nurse, yesterday and she said the people who lose a lot of weight during chemo are generally the ones who don’t feel good so… ugh… I’m ok not being skinny. I guess J

Yesterday was Day 8 of my cycle and my lab results were within the right margins so I was able to get chemo. My first round is complete! I’ll go back on day 20 which will be March 12 to get my labs done again to make sure I can get chemo on Day 21, March 13^th.

It’s hard to explain the cycle - Day 1, Day 8, Day 21 begins the cycle over so it becomes Day 1 again. I was told that Day 8 often gets pushed back because lab results aren’t good but I suppose Day 21 can get pushed back too since they test my blood then too. And the count begins on the day I get chemo so if Day 8 gets pushed back to Day 9 then Day 21 would become Day 22. Whatever… I am really trying to not plan things which is REALLY hard for me being that I’m a TOTAL planner. And a side note, if the days get pushed back it isn't necessarily a bad thing. It doesn't mean I'm sick or anything, it just means my lab results weren't in the right range.