Nine down and twenty four to go. I'm still going uphill but I am nine days into my climb. I had my appointment at 7:15 this morning; the good news is it's really a great time as threre is no traffic, nobody is there and I sail right through my Radiation treatment. The bad news is that it is at 7:15. Next week I'm back to 8:00. The Big Zapper does hit me ten times in various places and it seems to be working. I can barely feel that nodule on my neck so I guess that's good.
I have noticed that I feel pretty good after my treatment. Perhaps that is beacuse I am finished for the day, but I'll take it. As the day progresses I start to deteriorate as side effects start to manefest themselves. Yesterday afternoon I really felt run down and and had that niggling sensation of an impending sore throat. I also noticed the white spots on my tongue but they didn't seem to bother me. The nausea is still there and I have been taking my Zofram which seems to work so I will continue taking it until my morning sickness departs. My appetite has also gone south but I am finding various subtitutes for calories. I made a vanilla shake yesterday using soy milk, soy ice cream and a big spoon of protein powder. It was pretty good. Today I will make a strawberry one using strawberry Ensure and I will also add a few strawberrys to make it more authentic. Drinking the water is still a problem but I have had soup, tea and other liquids. I have also noticed that my energy level has dropped. I still plan on walking but my walks will be much shorter and slower. All in all I am in pretty good shape after two weeks.
I picked up my prescription this morning. I had to wait 25 minutes as the pharmacy at MDA opens at 8:00. I have two large bottles of pain medicine which I had the pharmacist go over with me. I asked her how they tasted but she didn't know. I told her she needed to sample some so she could provide reliable fisrt hand information. she said nobody ever complained so I took that as a positive. While I waited for the pharmacy to open I had a carrot and raisen bran muffin and a cup of tea.
I figure I have a few hours before today's side effects kick in so I am going to walk early. I have the weekend to re-energize and I need it; so, I'll sign off for now and I'll have more on Monday.
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charles and sally...yay..keep knocking them out...cheering for you all from afar..and ofcourse, knowing the awesome...outcome...monday has nothing on you all! xo charner and kelly
ReplyDeleteYou're doing great. I heard about your food choices this weekend :) Eat whatever sounds appealing and worry about everything else later. I will reiterate that I will bring over food if you need me to. (or milkshakes)
ReplyDeleteWe like milkshakes that have peanut butter (or another nutbutter), milk and chocolate syrup. You can add a scoop of protein powder if you want but nuts have protein.
We love yogurt with a variety of fruit and milk.
We also like to spruce things up with coconut milk. I was thinking you could make pina coladas without the rum :)
Drink more water!! Add a squeeze of lemon or orange. You can get those packets of flavored powders to add to it to change the taste. Make koolaid and invite your granddaughter over to drink some :) You could also chew lots of ice. Make popsicles.
Good luck to you. Glad the meds are working. I think of you often.