Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Looking forward

I have been thinking a lot lately, about the things I'm looking forward to post-chemo. Some of them are obvious, some of them may not be to an "outsider." I was going to write them down, so I thought I should write them down here. They are in no particular order...

Eyebrows are going to grow back.
Eyelashes are going to grow back.
Arm hair is going to grow back.
Head hair is going to grow back.
Fingernails will stop hurting.
Fingers will stop tingling.
Feet will stop tingling.
Water weight will go away.
Bad taste in my mouth will go away.
GI tract will be happier.
Energy level will increase (assuming I get enough sleep).
Nose and ear hair will return (yes, this is an issue not having it).
My brain will (hopefully) start to fully function again.

Some of the things that I'm not necessarily looking forward to...
Leg hair growing back.
Armpit hair growing back.
Hair cut/styling.

I guess that the things I am looking forward to outweigh the things that I could do without. I think overall that's a pretty good score. In the meanwhile, I'm just getting past that last of the "bad days" that happen as a result of chemo. I think I'll be home free after tomorrow...I'm looking forward to that.