1/2 way!!

i got my chemo yesterday, so i'm half way done :) hooray! i'm having yet another histamine reaction to the alloderm (the fake skin they put in to make a pocket to hold my implant). so currently i am in pain and my boob is purple. it was so bad yesterday, that i left work early. the only thing i can do for it is take benedryl, but then i can't drive or teach. so i'm taking it at night, but since i can't take it every 6 hours like i'm supposed to, it's not really helping. this has happened every time i've gotten filled. but this time is worse than most. ugh. it started when i had my infection and my body produced a whole bunch of histamine to fight it. now any time the alloderm stretches, histamine rushes to the sight and hangs out there for a few days or more. fun.

other than that, all is well so far :) we have a pretty quiet weekend planned. and i'm very excited to say that my parents are taking the girls tomorrow night (mom's taking izzy, and dad and jill are taking symma) so kj and i have friday night and saturday to ourselves with *no* plans. we get to sit on our couch and do nothing. and watch the biggest loser :) and then, on saturday morning, joy of joys, we get to sleep in together!!!!! i'm soooo excited.

oooh! and here's the best thing that's happened this week. when i came home early yesterday, i was in so much pain, and i was really crabby, and then i couldn't take any meds because i had to drive myself to chemo, and i was pretty much ready to just lay on the couch and feel sorry for myself. but then i walked into my house. and the cleaning people had been there (i knew they were coming, but it had completely slipped my mind with the giant histamine attack), and my house was bee-u-tee-full! i almost cried. and then i went up to my bedroom, and they had even attacked my dresser. which was completely covered with all of my hats and scarves and you couldn't see the top at all, and they folded and stacked everything so nice, and made all of our beds... i was so happy. and then i could sit on my couch guilt-free for the few hours until i had to go to chemo. so i downloaded a whole bunch of pictures. and watched a bunch of shows that had been building up in the dvr. and as long as i didn't move, my boob didn't hurt. and life was good. i so love beth and her family for setting this up for us. and forcing me to accept it.

had support group tonight. i love those ladies :) it's so nice to talk to other people that have gone through all of this... we're discussing going to the young survivors conference in february in atlanta. it's 3 days of information... fabulous :)

i think that's all the news i have for today. hopefully the boob will get better, and i will get through another chemo weekend- i'll have plenty of sleeping in on saturday, so that should help :) hooray!! no one better call us until after 11am!