Made it to the cottage

 Hey everyone,

So the plan worked. Did the shots... had the chemo. But MAN those shots kicked me in the butt. Literally. It’s strange to say your bones hurt... but apparently kicking your bone marrow into high gear can be uncomfortable... and in hindsight continuing to run may have been questionable. By day 4 of the shots my legs and hips were in agony. I took day 5 (Sunday) off from running and felt much better. 

Chemo itself went fine. Can’t say I’ve bounced back as well this go around but I have to wonder if the shots immediately followed by chemo have something to do with that. Sitting up at 3am right now hoping the “yuk” will pass soon. 

I’ll be sure to post some cottage pics and updates... as well as an update post call with my doctor on the 17th. Hoping that will give us a better idea of what’s to come now that we’ve done the first scan. 

Thanks to everyone who’s reached out with a quick text or message. Miss y’all ❤️


Shannon

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