Honeymoon Period

     Great news for me--I managed to get the entire  Porkchop finished yesterday in one go--no allergic reactions, no stopping, I was out in less than 7 hours!  Whoo hoo!  When I got home, there was a little episode of chemo saying, "Hey, Ms. Cocky, we're going to knock you on your ass for a little bit here to let you know that you aren't the boss!"  So I had this instantaneous nauseated, hot flash, breaking out in sweat, but being cold and clammy and feeling like I was going to pass out kinda fun going on.  But off to bed for maybe a half an hour, I think, and then I was okay.
     Slept well last night, like the first time, and feeling good but just a little tired today, like I did on Thanksgiving Day.  So I'm crossing my fingers that this will be the honeymoon period like it was last time.  After that--who knows!  I'm going to be optimistic that, with the prescription for sleep-aid from the doctor (well hellooooo Ambien), I will perhaps be able to manage the sleep issues that kept me up all night walking like last time.  Even if it can knock my legs out from under me for a few hours each night, that will be all to the good. 
     Love my chemo nurse, Wendy (or as I call her, Wendy Wonder Woman.  Yes, to her face.)--she rocks the house.  She is on it, full of good info, attentive, and friendly.  Couldn't ask for more.  Had a group chat with other chemo patients about how much we love our ports (everyone felt the same way at first--this is so icky, oooh, this is awesome!) and I feel bad for all the other people receiving chemo who don't have one.  Got my blood work done through the port day before yesterday--easy breezy!  (Little kiss to my port--mwah!)
     My bone marrow biopsy shows there is no cancer inside my bones at this time--YES!!!
     Unfortunately, that doesn't give me the information I was hoping for regarding if I have to complete fewer than 6 rounds of chemo or do more than 6 rounds.  The doctor is currently planning to do a PET scan sometime after the third round of chemo (which is already scheduled for January 7--Happy 2016!), and what she's looking for is not so much the amount of shrinkage of the tumor (which anyone who has spoken with me can tell it must be shrinking because my voice is sounding better, and I can tell because I don't get out of breath merely having a conversation with someone), but what the activity of the tumor is--is this still a mostly "hot" tumor, or is there a large amount of scar tissue where there used to be malignant cancer tissue? 
     So we won't know until some unspecified time after January 7... but I'm good with that.  I can feel improvements in my health so, at this point, it's good enough for me!  Would I love fewer chemo treatments--of course!  But if I end up having more than 6, well, I'll deal with it.  No choice, right? 
     When I come back to the land of the more functional, I promise to give you highlights of Chemo Detox Week, whether you want them or not.  And I'll show you what I tote in my Chemo Bag, for those who are curious.  I just don't think I want to be jitterbugging on the keyboard this time around, because it made me feel really inept and also made me want to throw my keyboard across the room (a feeling I have often which has nothing to do with chemo, mind you--just a result of my technological deficiencies).  Big hugs, kisses, and endless thank yous to everyone! xoxo