Chemo Treat # 5 Day 11

Good morning all... I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend. I know I did. I feel great and getting better each day. Thanksgiving day was wonderful. I was able to eat and everything tasted wonderful. No bad taste in my mouth or signs of thrush like I had before. This new mouth wash they gave me seems to be working great. It is a combination of Lidocaine/Benadryl/Maalox which I swish and spit 4 times a day. I still seem to go through the symptoms, but the wash helps me manage them tremendously. Had a great day on Friday. Felt good so decided to go in to town with my hubby and eat lunch. It was so nice we just took our time and enjoyed the peace. Came home, rested some and then went to bingo. We didn't win, but had a great time with Donna, my sis Lori and my Nephew Dillon. I love bingo!!!! Saturday went good as well. My Daughter Mandy and I went up to St. Mary's to have breakfast and enjoyed some momma/daughter time.. I love having one on one time with everyone. I did realize though that driving is becoming more and more difficult. Was worried enough that I talked to my hubby Brian about it and we decided that I would try driving into work on Monday and if I am still having problems we would need to seek some alternatives. Well after talking about it I decided this morning to look up the side effects for the new medicine they gave me to help with my Neuropathy. Guess what???? Everything I have been feeling.. dizziness, drowsiness, weakness, shaking of a part of your body that you cannot control (my hand that morning driving into work) blurred vision, unsteadiness, memory problems, dry mouth, all of it are side effects from the Gabapentin which I take for my Neuropathy. I can't tell you how relieved I was. I now know what is causing me to feel the way I have been lately which is half the battle. Now that I am aware of what the cause is I plan to call my doc on Monday to set up an appointment and talk to him about this so he can let me know how we should move forward.  I really feel so much better now that I know why I have been feeling this way. Well Thanksgiving has come and gone and now it's time to get ready for Christmas and my last chemo treatment. I am so excited. When all of this started back in June I never thought we would get here and look now.. Please pray that my last chemo treat goes great and we bounce back quickly and that all my tests come back negative.. whoopeee that would make me and all of you so happy!!! I bet you can guess whats on my Christmas list this year.. I love you all and hope you have an amazing week!!!!!!