We received my diagnosis on Thursday December 12, 2013, and in what felt like a crazy whirlwind, started chemo on Tuesday December 17th.  We anticipate four to six cycles. Each cycle is three weeks long, and the chemo takes place on Tuesdays (so far):

Week ONE: Long chemo. I spend about three and a half hours at the hospital receiving two chemo drugs by IV. The longer of the drugs is really tough on the kidneys, so I drink lots of fluids to help protect my body. I take loads of anti-nausea meds, and so far they are working really well! For this I am very grateful!

Week TWO: Short chemo.  I get the quicker of the two chemo meds, which takes only about an hour or an hour and a half.

Week THREE: No chemo.  Which is good, because at this point in the cycle I tend to be really tired and my bone marrow is wiped out of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets, which renders me rather vulnerable.

Cycle ONE:

• Dec. 17: Long
• Dec. 24: Short
• Dec. 31: Off

Cycle TWO:

• Jan. 7: Long
• Jan. 14: Short
• Jan. 21: Off

Cycle THREE:

• Jan. 28 (scheduled): Long
• Feb. 4 (scheduled): Short
• Feb. 11 (scheduled): Off