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Chemo 5, 6 & 7

   In December 2018, I started the second part of my chemo treatment, "T' known as Paclitaxel or Taxol.   The big change from the "AC" treatment was it is a weekly infusion for a total of 12 treatments.  As I imagined, the month of December flew by as my mind was excited about Christmas and by the day after Christmas I have completed chemo 1, 2 3 & 4.    While it's not not been smooth sailing, I do feel like it's been gentler on my system than the AC treatment.  I have Neuropathy just about every day in my fingers, a numbness where sometimes I can't even feel keyboard while typing.  But I haven't had the Nausea like I did on the AC treatment and that has led to me eating more, cooking which I enjoy, and going grocery shopping, as I didn't shop for 3 months.  Physically I've dropped another 10 pounds, peach fuzz has started sprouting in my scalp and some whiskers have returned, as I haven't shaven in 3 months.  Mentally I've contin...