It's the day after my 2nd round of chemo.  I still don't know for sure how my body is going to react and which of the dozens of possible side effects I'll get.  I went back to the journal I kept of side effects the first time I did chemo treatments back in 2005.  After the 3 round of those treatments, there was a definite pattern.  Yes, like clockwork for the remaining treatments, I would have  the most severe side effects the days following the treatment, and gradually over the next days and weeks I would improve in energy and most of my symptoms would subside to the point where I would almost feel normal just before going in for the next treatment. 

Granted I've only been through one chemo round so far this time, but I can tell already that it's nothing at all like the pattern with the previous chemo.   For round one, I started with a bad day, then a good day, followed by a worse day, then an okay day, and a another bad day etc, etc.  I'm thankful the symptoms are much milder this time, but so far, I can't predict what a day will be like until the first couple of hours are over.   It's guess this time around, it'll be a surprise and so I have to see what each day holds for me.  So far on this first day after the 2nd chemo round, I'm a bit unsettled and queasy so I took a anti-nausea pill.  I'll see how that works.   I'm still hopeful it'll turn into a good day.