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26 August 2014

Just had my 6th chemo injection today out of 7 - in my first course for MDS. One more day and I can have a break from chemo for 2-3 weeks with weekly hospital visits and blood transfusions as needed, until my rescue donor is located. I came to chemo yesterday, very weak and exhausted yesterday (Monday). My red blood cells were up higher, but because I felt awful, I got a bag of blood to increase my energy. Within 2 hours, I felt like a new lady - It's amazing what a bag of blood can do!!

As previously mentioned my side effects have now calmed and no more vomiting + no more bone pain, due to the chemo. I've come to the conclusion that other than labour pain for women, bone pain must be up there in the top five. Once one's medications wear off, it comes flooding back with a vengeance. It feels like a constant strong aching sensation in the middle of your bones with pings of pain shooting down your arms or legs.

Bone pain is extremely severe and hard to control. My 7th chemo shot for this week is tomorrow. The picture with the post is of an amazing drug called 'Ondansetron' - one of the newer drugs formulated for cancer patients to quickly holt nausea and vomiting and usually worth about $20-$30- per tablet. This one is a wafer and dissolves under the tongue, I take one to stop any nausea symptoms prior to my treatment.

Thank you for reading,
Much Love,
Jodie & The Guerrero Family xx