Hi all,

The past few days were very hard for Karen, she has been extremely tired, and aches all over.  The Taxol chemotherapy causes arthralgia and myalgia symptoms.  Karen immediately experienced neuropathy in her fingers.  She describes it as having jammed her thumb nails, ouch!, yes very painful.
:-(

Due to feeling poorly Karen did not want to keep her appointment for the wig, however she was convinced to go to the wig shop on Friday and had a great time.  Ann at Wigs R You in Roseville was so helpful and comforting to Karen.  Karen tried on at least 5 wigs of varying styles and colors, decided on one, ordered it and will have it by next week.  Yes, a picture will be posted. 

Karen went to the infusion/lab center today to have blood work done and get an Xgeva shot.  Karen numbers are off the chart in a good way which is absolutely great news.  The wonderful nurses at the infusion/lab center are always so happy to see Karen, as they really enjoy Karen's attitude about her situation and the tall tales she tells.
 
By the way, we talked with nurse Jill about the thermometers as mentioned in the previous post, she just laughed at us.  It prompted her to tell us a funny story when she was on vacation in Pennsylvania visiting her husband's family.  In a rush to get ready to visit her brother-in-law, she grabbed a tube put it on her toothbrush and began to brush her teeth.  She stated the toothpaste tasted funny and her mouth was foaming like heck.  She kept spitting out the foam but it just kept getting worse and worse.  She checked the tube of toothpaste, only to discover she had grabbed the Preparation H.  She went over to her brother-in-laws, and every so often she had to excuse herself to go to the restroom and rinse the foam out of her mouth caused from drinking fluids and saliva.  As Jill put it, needless to say "her mouth swelling and oral hemorrhoids were in check." LOL

Thanks for the cards, letters and calls, we are blessed with all of your thoughts and well wishes.  We pray and thank God everyday for the fantastic support of family and friends. :o)