Feeling More Normal Today
My first weekly treatment went alright, but I was super tired and didn't do much over the weekend. The nausea stayed mostly at bay, just some bone pain, body aches, headache, and dizziness. I went back to work on Monday and by Wednesday, I needed a day to just sleep. My alarm went off at 5:30am and I text my boss and went right back to bed. I woke up for 30 minutes around 8am and then again for about an hour at lunch and dinner. I went to work Thursday and it was better, but I'm learning to listen to my body more. You all know how I like to push it 🙂
Last Friday's treatment took two tries for the port access so not too bad. Mom and I played Skip-Bo for a bit to keep my mind off my ice gloves and socks. Those things are so super cold, but figure it can't hurt to try. They are supposed to help with neuropathy by decreasing the blood circulation to hands and feet during the chemo infusion. I don't have any pain so far, but my feet are peeling in sheets. Mom came last weekend and got them in much better shape then worked on them again this last Friday when we got home. Tonight, they are peeling again, but still no pain thankfully. I never knew how much chemo affected nails and skin. My nurse navigator agreed that I could keep acrylics through the first chemo cocktail, but that I needed to remove them during this one. The first time I haven't had acrylic nails since I was 16 years old. Talk about retraining your hands! I've learned to type and do buttons with no length and I try to remember I can't open packages anymore. That's a hard one for me since acrylics are thicker and so strong! Mom and Rhys had gotten me Color Street nail stickers for Christmas so I was already prepared when I took them off and I'm still trendy 💅
I rested over the weekend and woke up feeling pretty good this morning and went to work. By the end of the day, I wasn't exhausted and feel more normal than I have for awhile. I cooked lemon chicken piccata for dinner which is more involved than what I've been cooking recently. It felt good to get back in the groove. I'm chilling out tonight and watching TV with Rhys and Christian, just enjoying the evening and hoping for another good day tomorrow ☀️
SILVER LINING: I'm thinking that the first treatment might have been my body just adjusting to new drugs since I feel better the second round. That means I can start planning some fun stuff as the weather starts to break and get warm!