Can I check this hair, please?

Taxol #4 is in the books, and this time there was no allergic reaction! I had to take steroids and Zantac the night before and the morning of chemo, so that seemed to do the trick. My friend Lisa joined me for this most recent round, and we had a good time entertaining each other and the chemo nurses.

Friday night was the annual DMU holiday party. I got all dressed up in my new black dress and wore my wig. I got lots of compliments on the fake hair and had a good time. Below is a picture of my amazing colleagues and me. They have been so supportive of me during this journey and have been so patient as I talk non-stop about chemo, my boobs growing, and my lack of hair. I'm a lucky person to have such a great work environment!

 

 

And here is me and Troy:

 

 

The party was at Prairie Meadows, and after the dinner we all decided to visit the casino. By that time my wig was getting a little bothersome, so I decided to coat check my hair. I am sure the poor coat check boy didn't know what to think of me, but I thought the whole exchange was pretty hilarious. Troy won $60 at the slot machines which was pretty exciting, and we were home by 11pm. Because I had so many steroids running through my body I was a little worried about not being able to sleep, so I took some nighttime cough medicine when I got home. I slept like a dead woman until 8:30am and it was wonderful. Marah had spent the night at my parents' house, and it was my first truly relaxing morning in a very long time.

 

I felt good today, so Marah and I headed to the zoo to get some fresh air. Santa was at the zoo, but we don't really do Santa at our house, so we skipped the lines and ran around outside for an hour or so.  Tonight I hope to get some of my Christmas decorations out and of course watch some of the Hawkeyes football game!