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…
Today I have almost felt normal again. Despite of having a low calorie day for the run-up to my next chemo dose, I’ve not felt particularly hungry or light headed. I had an appointment today that I drove to myself. I have worked for a few hours. I’ve tidied. And I’ve made my own meals. I’ve walked the dog – or the dog walked me. I have for large parts of the day forgotten about that the next treatment is…
As predicted on Friday night this weekend has been good. I’m very happy about that. I’ve been in decent shape and have even been sitting at the table when eating – and I made my own lunch. Small victories. I was a little too eager while sitting by my computer focusing on some work and forgot to drink enough water – not good. A short rest – while finishing my audiobook – and some large gulps of water got me…
I have to get better at appreciating the beauty and goodness around me and not let the darkness take over. Today was physically a good day. It started a bit rough due to eating breakfast a little bit too late. The hunger cliff is still hard to manage in a timely manner. I have dealt with getting low blood sugar and desperately hungry most of my life, but nothing like this. I guess we will learn some tricks to avoid…