One month to go... can you believe it?

It has been 5 months. Five months of shots, restlessness, tiredness, exhaustion, headaches, body aches, pills, hospitals... etc. Basically 5 months of miserableness! So, only one month to go, now. Although it is getting worse, so this last month may is going to be more difficult than the rest. A few weeks ago, I became too anemic. My body is not producing enough red blood cells - hence the tiered, exhaustion, headaches. So, now once a week I have to go to the hospital and get another shot to make my body produce more red blood cells. The shot hurts like hell when it is injected into my arm!! It is always a process when it comes to getting that shot. I have to go to the hospital, let them draw blood, wait there until they have the results of my hemoglobin, if it is under 10, I have to have them fax it to the Doctor and then wait for him to call me and let me know that he called in my prescription to the pharmacy. Then I have to go to the pharmacy and pick it up, then go to the clinic and wait for a nurse to administer the shot. Like I said, it is a long process - and the shot really hurts, to it makes it 10 times worse. I have gotten used to being poked by shots the last 5 months. Getting so much blood work done and having to give myself shots sort of toughened me up. But, even after all that toughening, this new shot still hurts like hell, which means it really hurts like hell.
When my mom was doing the treatment, she had to get these shots, too. She said they made her cry. Thankfully they don't effect me quite as much, but they are still very painful.

So - four shots to go! I can't believe I'm down to 4 shots left! Three of them, I will be administering when I am Washington in March. I will be completely done with my treatment on March 23rd!!!! I get back to Sitka on March 24th and then my whole family and I will be going out to the fanciest restaurant in town to celebrate!!! I can't wait - my dad even said he would go!!!!! Then we will go to the P-bar afterward and get a drink. I think after 6 months of not being able to drink anything I deserve a little fun. Not that I'm really a drinker to begin with, but it is fun to have that option and for the last 6 months, I have to had that option.

Well, I have class in 20 minutes, so I have to jet, I just wanted to update everyone with where I am at!!!

XOXOXO