Chemo Drugs are such a confusing drug....why you ask?

Knowing your body is so very important going into chemo. Knowing what aches and pains you had before and any weird habits or strange patches of skin. For instance many of you know I was addicted to nose spray.  For the last several years 4 Way brand has been my spray of choice. I don't go anywhere with out my spray.  I can NOT stand the feeling of not being able to breathe through my nose. Like right now as I type I am feeling a little stuffy.

Well after several treatments of chemo I realized I wasn't using my nose spray as much. Just before I took this break I probably used my spray maybe once a month.How strange is that?  Even stranger is now that I am on a break from chemo I am stuffed up a lot.  I am trying not to use the spray but find it very difficult not to.  So believe it or not chemo was good for keeping my nose clear, weird huh?

Okay, here is another weird one.  I used to have this very rough spot of skin on my left knee. Gone !!!!! Yep, chemo changed it back to normal.  I just checked it to make sure it was still gone and it is.

Of course you have all heard that when you loose your hair from chemo it will many times grow back the opposite of what it was. Like if you have curly it will grow back straight and vice versa.  I have also heard it can grow back a different color.  As short as mine still is it looks very straight compared to what it was.  A funny story, I was in a grocery store and a women stopped me and said "you look so familiar to me. Did you recently cut your hair? Really???? I just looked at her and smiled and I said " when it fell out I did". Oh she said kind of embarrassed. I wasn't trying to be mean or a smart ass I just couldn't believe she would think I would cut it that short on purpose.  On the good side I guess it looks pretty normal right now.  It is still very short but filling in.  I am not sure I want long hair again. I really am used to this look.

Now don't get me wrong. I still think chemo drugs are nasty. But at least when you have to have them look for interesting things they affect.

Well today and tomorrow I have some of my favorite kids coming to play with me and the horses. I am just so thankful I feel good and the weather is still cool enough that we can have some fun with the critters. If any one takes pics I am sure they will be on FaceBook so I will grab and post on my blog too.

Love you all so much.  I now have 15 followers, WOW!!!!!! that is amazing. I know I don't post all that often now so thanks for hanging in there with me. I will try to be inspired to write more and try to remember to write stuff down too.

I am reading Betty White's new book (Thanks to my friend Dona who loaned it to me) and it is written similar to how I think I would or do write. She is a hoot.