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Archives for May 2014
Chemo Crumbles
Update from 4/24-5/3
Over the last week my body has gone through numerous changes. Overall, it has not been as bad as I had envisioned. We’ve had a few bumps, but we’ve learned a lot and will hopefully be able to avoid some of them the next round. I am super grateful.
The day or two after chemo I felt fairly spry. They had me on a steroid that gave me a boost of energy. I thought, “Man if I feel this good, I can play soccer or go out on the boat or…”
Reality hit soon after. It started with a slow decline in energy. Sunday and Monday I spent a lot of time laying around. I felt similar to how you would feel when fighting a bug off, low energy, headachy and just an overall “blah” feeling. Again, not too horrible but not so fun. My mouth and nose started drying out, nose bleeds started happening, and my mouth didn’t feel so great, kind of raw. My appetite was suppressed for sure.
Thankfully my husband stepped in and made me drink water and eat. Had he not insisted I probably would not have consumed much and would have paid for it later. Normally, I know better, but I was feeling poorly, so nutrition was the last of my concerns. I am grateful for his care and his continual love and support. I am really blessed to have him in my camp.
Tuesday my energy levels felt better, and I was up and around more. Mid afternoon my chest started hurting. By evening it felt pretty tight, we decided to call the after-hours number to speak with the on call doctor. She dismissed the pain as heartburn with instructions to treat it accordingly. This diagnosis did not ring quite true.
Wednesday the pain was still there and increased as the day wore on. By this time I was confident I was not dealing with heartburn. Because of this and some other weird side effects, James called the head nurse, Colleen. We really like her; she is super spunky, down to earth, compassionate and on top of things. She determined we needed to go in to be checked out. Not what we wanted to hear, but off we went.Continue Reading