Today is my halfway point for the chemotherapy. Each round I feel happy to be that much closer to being finished, but each round also makes me a little sicker and a little weaker. I just have to keep remembering that it is just temporary. I will be okay in the end. With each blood test my CA-125 numbers fall each week, which is fantastic. At this point the doctor and nurse are hopeful that I will be done at the end of September and then I will get to start a clinical trial for the drug that is for women who have the BRCCA Gene.
For some reason this last month has been tough emotionally. I feel and move like I am an old woman and it makes me very sad because I have two rambunctious little boys who want to play and I just have a hard time. I am excited to be starting physical therapy next week to hopefully build up some of these weak muscles and work in the sciatic nerve that is causing major issues down my right side. When this pain started I freaked out thinking the cancer had spread to my back, but I talked with the doctor about it and now I feel much better. After a few months of PT we may do done more scans just to be sure.
Here's to hoping this second half flies!