HAIR

My hair is coming in thick now!  Up to now I've had the Woodstock pin cusion look with very thin, whitish baby-fine hair about 1/20th its normal thickness.  But just the last couple of days it looks like all my hair folicles  are back to work.  My whole head is thick with hair that has some color, not sure exactly what color yet tho, but am betting it's probably some shades of grey.  At least it isn't white, which is what I was afraid of.  I'm still determined not to color it though, well at least not all of it like I did before.  The other really cool hair-related thing going on is Winston, my Sheltie, is getting a thicker coat too!  Due to some health issues, he started losing his tail about 4 years ago, then gradually lost all of his undercoat.  His outer coat was still long but fine, not like a Sheltie is supposed to have. Funny and cool that his formerly full, beautiful coat is returning right at the same time my hair is growing back.  We'll both be warm this winter!

Dr. Gray wrote a letter to my employer stating he felt I could return to work next week if I worked from home through the end of my radiation treatments.  There was some sort of to-do over it where the company staff had to approve my working from home since there was no such shift.  Apparently it was approved, but not until I see the company doctor first.  So I'll do that in a couple of days.  I hafta wonder what the company doctor could possibly be looking for when my cancer specialist already knows my health inside and out right now.  The fun with work begins......I can only image what surprises I'll find when I start doing my job again!  

Radiation is going OK.  It's a pain to go every day but I must say my appointments are always right on time with no delays like there usually are over at the infusion center.  My skin seems fine so far.  I'm still using the 99% aloe gel after each treatment so hopefully it's helping. Tuesdays are usually a little tense because I get my Herceptin at the infusion center 1st, then run over to the hospital a block away for radiation.  It seems like I barely make the radiation appointment by the skin of my teeth.

I still do wear out but have learned to pace myself if there's something important I need to do later in the day.  If anything, I can't figure out why my joint pain is so bad right now.  It seems like the severe muscle pain I previously had has gravitated to my joints instead.  I'm still exercising so who knows.  Maybe it's just age but I think it's something I need to mention to Dr. Gray.  I still have the remnants of the chemo rash but it's gradually fading away.  I still get bloody noses almost every day so am thinking those must come from the Warfarin I have to take to keep my infusion port clear.  The dizziness and light senstivity are pretty much gone but boy is my appetite ever back!  Having to really watch myself because I could balloon up quick as hungry as I feel all the time now.  

'til next time.....