Round Four

Tomorrow I am scheduled to start round four of chemo. I am really starting to get sick of this. When I first started this the Doctor said that the first two rounds would be the easy rounds, the third would be harder and the fourth, fifth and sixth will see the cumulative side effects. The last leg of the marathon when it is harder and you get more tired. I am not excited to start this next round. The last round kicked me pretty hard. But I have medications to help with the acid reflux this time, so hopefully it will not be a problem. I have been praying for more strength to get through this next round. That the pre-meds work better this time.

Looking back the first two rounds were not that bad. Don't get me wrong, chemo friggin sucks. But the side effects were not horribly bad. I know what the doctor said, but I was surprised at how well I was doing. Then that third round came and the side effects took me by surprise. I was not expecting to feel that bad and for so long. The healing process took longer than the first two rounds. I think I stupidly began to believe that the rounds were not going to be that bad. So now, I am a little worried to see how the next couple of weeks are going to go... But once I get through these next five days, I will only have two rounds left.