Buzz cut selfie

Still continuing to feel great! (Knocking wood, now.)

Had the first follow up with my Oncologist yesterday and all is fine. Since I did so well with the first round of chemo, they’ll up the dosage of the next one. Guessing I’ll be more fatigued afterwards, but otherwise don’t anticipate any side effects that I can’t tolerate, or don’t have a remedy for. Since I’ve been off the Prednisone for several days and the facial swelling hasn’t returned, the Dr. feels that the mass has obviously shrunk.

Hit my first hurdle on Sunday night when I had a lot of discomfort in my lower back and legs, due to a shot I get to boost white blood cell production. Tylenol and ice took care of it for the most part, so not the end of the world. They feel that I may not have the pain as severely next time, if I have any at all, and will give me a stronger pain reliever if I need it.

Hair started to fall out today, exactly 2 weeks after starting chemo. This is what I expected, and so had set up an appointment for a nice summer buzz cut, which is a look I actually like a lot! Not sure how much more will come out, but will go “Kojak” as my Grandma used to call it, and buzz it closer if it starts to get patchy.