After looking back on this last chemo treatment I have to say I am definitely glad it is over. It has taken a full week to get my energy back and even though it is not at full speed it is better than it was a week ago. Side effects are still lingering and I dont anticipate they will be gone overnight but they are starting to wane. I dont start radiation until the end of September which gives me a very welcome break from seeing medical professionals for a while and a chance to regroup. I know when radiation starts things will be a little different but hopefully I will be able to endure this as I have endured the chemo. One of the things that I have noticed this week is a greater sense of urgency. I am ready to clean out my house, rid by body of the awful toxins I had to endure and get my ass back to exercising. I have also noticed that I look different, and not that I did not already know this but things I just wasnt paying attention to have now become glaring red flags. One of those red flags is my eyebrows. I did not lose them during chemo but they definitely were not the same color as when I began all of this nonsense. Which brings me to the enlightening encounter with the sales/beauty consultant at Ulta today. I went in for eyebrow pencil as I thought it was time to start getting things back to normal or something close to it. I find this very informative you young lady to assist me in my pursuit of an eyebrow pencil. Mind you, she has pink hair, a nose ring and eyebrow that look as though she is rehearsing for dia de muertos. I let her know what I was looking for and she takes me to the aisle where I can find the eyebrow pencil. I explain that I am coming off chemo and need something for my eyebrows and she tells me this particular product is especially made for those who are going through or have gone through chemo and that every time it is purchased money goes towards cancer research. I am thinking to myself what a wonderful idea and this is probably what I need and I certainly dont mind supporting cancer research. She then proceeds to tell me that she uses the product herself because being naturally blonde it works for her. Really, you are naturally blonde, I am thinking to myself, I cant tell because of the pink hair. I really didnt see that one coming. She then tells me this product is also for the mature woman and now I am thinking I have been relegated to the mature woman status. All of this from a young girl with pink hair, nose ring and eyebrows that would scare a scarecrow. As you can probably tell this has been one of the more humorous moments in the last few months for me.
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 00:54:28 +0000
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