My exuberance at having survived the first infusion and 24 hours post oxaliplatin caused a pretty gross overstatement. Treatment #1 is NOT done!! It is still kicking my ass!!! Oral capecitabine was started on Tuesday and between the two... Yep. Yesterday was spent in bed, the couch, or recliner. Stomach cramps, diarrhea and nausea are for real. Marinol is helping.
Right arm still super sore with weird unpleasant sensations when anything, even a soft shirt sleeve, touches the area nearest the IV site. Finger tips and soles of feet still odd. Having sweats and chills. Don't know if they are from a vasovagal response with the stomach issues or mixed up with having recently had my ovaries ripped out. Good times!
Was so proud that I was doing the elliptical for my big ol' ten minutes and getting in crunches daily for the past bit. Well, that's not been happening since this crap!
On a positive note, there is this ENDORSEMENT that I can get behind!!!!
Opinion piece from the Times Free Press: District 27 needs Democrat Dr. Brent Morris
Where they state, "District 27 state House Rep. Patsy Hazlewood, 68, wants a third term, but Democrat Dr. Brent Morris, 71, a retired pediatrician wants to take her seat. We're with him."
Check out this scene from September, when house hopefuls met voters at UTC. With the reporter noting:
District 27 Republican incumbent Patsy Hazlewood, whose background is in telecommunications and finance, cited her support for funding the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology.
"The best way out of poverty is a family-wage job," she said.
Her Democratic opponent, pediatrician Dr. Brent Morris, said people need to abandon "apathy and disillusionment" and exercise their political power through voting.
"We have the resources, we need but the will," he said. Of course on the flip side of the paper, there was this:
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| Pretty flattering NON-endorsement, if you ask me!!! |
Thanks, B. For everything. - les
I hope your B wins! That's exciting! And, now that you've written what you've written...dealing with these treatments will bring along dealing with issues like this and it will take time. While everyone's different, most people can't do these toxic treatments one day and be good to go the next. Give yourself the love you need and the time you need to recover. You've got more treatments to come, so rest, eat and drink what you can, do the activities that you can...but recovery has to come first so you can handle the next one. Pamper yourself even though that may not be your style. Not fun, I know, the road to recovery can be rocky. I know. But hang in there. The rocks will lessen and become more like little pebbles and then they'll continue smoothing out. It takes time. I'm sorry to tell you that. Praying it's a relatively short time, but it will take time...be kind and gentle with yourself, Les. The time will come to push. It will. There is a time and season for everything...now's the time to rest and recover. The season of moving and doing is on the horizon.
ReplyDeleteThanks, again, Carol. You are on point. Having taken care of sick children for more than 25 years, advocating rest and patience with their recoveries by their parents....I am not at all good at accepting that same advice when it comes to myself!!! I'll keep working on it!!!
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