Mouth Sores:  have you ever had a mouth sore on your tongue?  Have you ever had 15 mouth sores at one time? 
I hope you have not experienced this because this is the side-effect that is a royal pain for me!  I have been taking an anti-viral medicine to try toalleviate this problem but these stubborn things are not completely leaving!!  I have one area on my tongue that is in horrible pain!  I have been gargling wi th various concoctions and keep my mouth as clean as possible, but nothing has made them all go away.  This is not a diet I recommend!!  It is really hard to eat and even harder to swallow at times!

My nails are another side-effect that is increasingly a problem!  They are showing signs of the possibility that I will lose them.  They are growing in an unusual way and changing colors.

The GOOD thing is that I have a nice amount of energy that has allowed me to get the things I have needed to get done completed.  I still do not have tons of energy but the fact that I have had just enough is great!  I am having a great week at work!  There is something about teaching that makes me so happy!  I feel so good while I am teaching and do not have trouble with my energy.  It is such a great feeling and it is a few hours I do not have to focus on the fact that I have Cancer.

I am not looking forward to this treatment Friday but it does help to know that this is #7 and when it is done I will only have 3 more!!!!  I look back and see how far I have come in the last 4 months!  Today is so different than the day of diagnosis on November 16th!  I am in such a better place today and know now that the team behind me will not allow me to give up on this battle until we have the victory!