Whew, that was another long week. First couple days after a treatment are OK, but then I get very tired, as Julie said, and every part of my body seems to move in slow motion and weigh a ton. This time I also find myself very sad and depressed, maybe because of Thanksgiving without Mom? I don't think anyone really liked being "home for the holidays" with me, and I didn't really like it much either. Plus food tends to taste funny (sort of metallic) after a treatment, and the stuffing and sweet potatoes just didn't taste the same on Thanksgiving. We did have a nice family day seeing the Harry Potter movie on Friday with a nice dinner following. And today I am starting to feel a little better, a little more energetic, a little less down. So now half the treatments are down, and half the "week afters" as well.
On Wednesday and Friday I go for repeats of some scans they did before chemo started. This will tell them if the chemo is working, and how well, and help line up treatment decisions for post-chemo (including whether I'll need any more surgery or not). So please keep me in your prayers, because I sure hope this chemo is doing something positive for all the negative effects it is having on me!
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