July 29, 2019

"Today 7/29/19 is Day 1 of the 21 day cycle of my maintenance chemo. The drug is administered in a capsule form, and i have to take it once a day for 21 days, then i have 8 days off, and then it starts all over again. While its a good thing, overall, the maintenance chemo is to keep my Multiple Myeloma at bay. It is supposed to help keep my numbers down, or going down. At this point, It's only making me feel a bit fatigued, and i hope that's all the side effects i experience. being nauseated is to me one of the worse things that Chemo does to oneself, and if this can skip that stage i'd be forever grateful. The loss of appetite that comes along with the Nausea is sometimes welcome for losing weight at least lol. Last Friday, i had an infusion i had to go to. This was a bone strengthener infusion of medication. I got it done in I wanna say 2 -3 hours. basically its an IV drip and once that medication is in i don't have to have another for another three months. My next follow up appointment however is next week i'm sure. Every other week i have follow up appointments with my local oncologist team. my Charleston transplant team only wants to see me again every other month or so, so right now i'm in the clear from any long distance commuting for a while as long as my numbers stay good and that things don't get worse on my end. Please continue with the prayers and support as I need all of it i can get to continue the fight. I cannot thank you all enough for the support you've given me, without y'all's prayers i'd truly be lost. Thank you so much again." ~ Steve H. 

July 30, 2019

Alright, well now you're all caught up with everything that's been going on in my personal life regarding my healthcare, and my cancer treatment. I'm hoping that my numbers will continue to go down, as i proceed to take this maintenance chemo.  So far, even though i'm only 2 days into it, i feel very fatigued, not just tired to say, but like, for lack of better word, heavy. the whole body to lift an arm, or leg, just feels heavy.

As for the rest of life, there has been a ton of things going on in it, aside from my Cancer. My youngest sibling for instance, has had to have open heart surgery at the young age of 25 while i was in the hospital in Charleston SC she was in one in Baltimore MD.  Luckily, now, she's healing well on the up and up, has gotten a good job, and has started to put her life back together. 

I've returned to work, from home that is.  I remote into work from my laptop, and work on work orders from home.  I'd love to go into work, but by the time im up, dressed, and drive into work, get to the office, and setup, i'm pretty much wiped out of energy.  Not to mention the intense pain in my back that i have when i sit in the wrong position or chair for too long. I truly hope that my back gets resolved soon so that i can live somewhat of a normal life again, especially since we've been able to beat this cancer down like we have so far.  

I'm going to try, and yes I know i always say this, but try to post more often here, and keep this up to date.  I do feel that being able to post about my life here is helpful, so perhaps by posting more frequently it'll be more beneficial for my mental health. .. anyways, if you've read all i've posted up in the past day, then kudos to you, and stay tuned!