Second Chemo DONE!!

So it's 4th of July and I'm sitting here in my living room typing away rolling my head with a lint roller.  Yes, you read that right, one of the many rights of passages for a person with the big C is buying a lint roller to help you catch your hair before it sheds all over your pillow or favorite shirt.  The reality is, that rolling the adhesive tape all over your head is actually quite soothing to your head.  Helps eliminate the itchiness and tingles that come with the hair loss.  Admittedly, I would rather be out watching some fireworks or hanging at a barbeque, but for this 4th of July, I'll settle for my lint roller massage.  I know, I know, exciting right?  Not as spirited as you would hope from a girl sporting a GI Jane look.  Unfortunately, 4th of July has fallen day 3 from my chemo treatment, which means that all the wonderful side effects start to peak.  Yes, the 8 day hangover is in full hilt and though my ingenious nurse has tweaked my drugs to make the hangover more bearable, it still lingers over me, making me want to hide from the world.  Couple that with the steroid crashes and I'm basically the last person that should be surrounded by pyrotechnics and enthusiastic patriots.  I'm a little jumpy, to say the least, so for the sake of any innocent bystanders, I have chosen to stay in tonight.  In the meantime, I thought you might enjoy a couple of pictures taken by Paparazzi the day of the big shear.  Amazing what some good makeup, lighting and a good photographer will do, right?   Anyway, I promise that I will sit down and write about more than just hair loss and lint rollers, but just thought I would give you an update until the hangover gives me a break.  Thanks again for reading.

Straight from the trenches,

DT