It's in the forecast

Whenever I am looking forward to something, I start getting really excited when the day comes that it is in the 7 Day Forecast. That accomplishment begins the countdown at a week until the event. Whether its an exciting weekend, beach trip, vacation, birthday, or just a special event; you know it's getting close when that day makes it on the weather. Well...today my first round of chemo is officially on the 7 Day Forecast. However this event is different than all others. I have mixed emotions about it...

***I am going to be a woman and take you on a spaghetti journey.*** I had an appointment yesterday for a check up on my progress. They are happy with the number and size of my eggs and my estrogen went up from 150 to 400 in two days. That is one answer to why my emotions are so mixed. (Jeremy could probably use a few extra prayers too.) I will go back in this weekend to be checked again with tentative date for retrieval for Tuesday. I am already off work that day so it fits well with my schedule. Thanks for all the prayers for this part of my treatment. Things seem to be falling right into place.

Back to the forecast.... I am excited because we've been waiting, praying, and planning about when chemo would start. This is the first step to healing.....to getting this nasty cancer out of my body. However, I know there will be some dark days ahead which makes me nervous.

Another sign that chemo will be starting soon is the pill box I got yesterday. Today, I start a medicine that will help to protect my kidneys from being inundated with all the cancer cells by body will be getting rid of. I was told to start it a week before chemo which seemed like or ever away but is now here. I will have to take those for a few weeks and I will add in Predizone days 1-5 of treatments. I need the pill box to make sure I remember to take my meds  but also to to remember if I've taken them. I've been blessed so far in my life to not need to be on any meds. I remember by grandparents' box of meds and have always dreaded the day that becomes me. Now, I have a basket out on my counter with all my meds and a pill box to fill each week.

Here's to my last week before chemo. Please pray that I will be able to get rest and build my body up during this next week to prepare my body for treatment. Also, continue to pray for my egg retrieval date to be Tuesday.

Have a great weekend!