Life as Sinead...

Two down!  Hopefully only one more round of chemo to go!  What a baby I am to whine about 2 rounds of chemo when there are those out there who have to do more!  Sigh!  It's just over two weeks since round two.  The second one was a bit harder than the first.  The first was, in hindsight, a walk in the park.  The second had more queasiness and it's truly what makes me a big ol' baby.  I can't stand that feeling!  I was definitely out of sorts for the 3 days after chemo.  Didn't help that one of those days was July 4th and everyone seemed happy and partying while I felt miserable.  After the 3 days though, the fog lifted and I felt much better.

So life as an almost baldy has been interesting and has its benefits.
1) Given how freakishly hot and humid it is, I'm amazed that my head still gets hot.  I can't imagine if I HAD hair, how much more hot it would feel.
2) There are no bad hair days.  It is weird not to have to fuss with my hair and it truly does save so much time each day!
On the down side, I feel like my head is a big velcro patch.  I feel like it makes that velcro-ripping sound when I move it on the pillow.  Sometimes I catch myself touching the top of my head or rubbing it to feel it.  Is this what men with beards feel like?  ...Why you often see them running their index finger and thumb on their beard as in deep thought?  Not the same look though when it's your head and not your chin - - I look more like I'm checking to see if a bird pooped on my head.

I can tell, though, I'm still losing hair as I see these 1/8 inch pieces sometimes here and there.  But it's definitely less traumatic.  Today it even occurred to me, do people on chemo lose their nose hairs?  Random thought.  My littlest saw me putting my wig on one morning.  She comes in, takes a quick look at me and then says, "Oh, my hair!" - as if she forgot something.  Then she comes back with a headband on her head like Olivia Newton John.

Well I think all blog entries should have pics and I broke that rule with the last entry.  So here's to getting back on track.  A couple weeks ago when we zipped in and out of Austin, we stopped off for the night at our favorite resort - Lost Pines.  Love, love that place!  Every night they do s'mores by the camp fire.  We had not had s'mores in probably two years!  Sad and silly but true.