Just a quick update. Today has been reasonably good. I got a pulse of more than 120 from taking a shower and getting dressed so my body is clearly working hard. I have done a few hours of work with couch breaks in between meetings. My right hand is still protesting when I’ve spent too long time on the track pad – and at some point the hand needed more rest than my brain. I hope this passes in a…
Just like last cycle, today was better than Saturday and Sunday. Saturday was the toughest, but I spent most of the day on the couch on Sunday as well. Today has still been mostly horizontal, but I have been walking around more and had less waves of feeling really unwell. I managed to eat two meals by the table and I helped out making dinner – and made some bread. The soreness in my calfs is gone. Both yesterday and…
It’s been a harder day today. Seems like Saturday is when the chemo kicks in fully. Likely because the whole dose of 5FU is now in my system – and the protective steroids I got on Thursday are out. James removed the 5FU pump this morning. I had a nice talk with Eli and my brother, but that was as far as my energy went. I ate a large portion of oatmeal and berries for breakfast, but at lunchtime zombieness…
Much to my surprise I’ve had a pretty good day today following chemo from yesterday. Slow morning and breakfast in bed. After I got up I managed to work for a few hours – reasonably focused. We have made sure I’ve been eating and drinking enough and I take a pill every eight hours to keep the nausea at bay. I had my lunch sitting up – and working at the same time – and texting. Multitasking – what a…
Time to continue walking towards the summit. I got the second dose of the same three drugs today. Cycle 2 of 6 has started. After talking to the oncologist yesterday he found no need to reduce the dose since the side effects were, not unmentionable, but manageable last time. I am being treated aggressively so I need to be monitored closely. My white blood cell (WBC) count was slightly below normal range, but nothing concerning. However, I need to be…