When I woke up this morning I was feeling blue. I got only five hours of sleep. It was hard to find a good position for my head. When the chemo is working it’s way in, on the worst days it feels like my head is not screwed on right. I can’t for the best of me find a comfortable position no matter how hard I try. While tossing and turning I started thinking of a good childhood memory. Just…
I will be your guest blogger today as Stine is feeling a bit weak. Heading into a chemotherapy cycle is like driving into a tunnel. It will be dark, you want to slow-down, and there simply isn’t anything you can do but go forward. Outside of Norwegian tunnels there is a sign that lets you know the tunnel length, so you get a bit of an idea how long you are going to be underground. In Stine’s case, we now…
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…