Recovering from cycle one

Well, things are finally returning to normal now toward the end of cycle one. The past couple of days have been much more difficult than I thought they would be, and I am glad to say that my body's systems are finally returning to normal. I was finally able to stop taking the chemotherapy side-effect medicines on Monday night, and after a brief shock my body is responding well. Last night I even slept for five hours (with a trip to the store in the middle). I am still working through one major side effect that is keeping me from work, and a handful of smaller ones. I hope to rejoin the work force tomorrow.

Ali and I have definitely learned a lot during this first cycle. Even amidst the misery of the treatment itself, there is opportunity. I plan to take full advantage of these opportunities (such as time due to not sleeping). Hopefully Bosley (the dog) will forgive me for not playing with him as much as he would like.