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My thoughts released; a mind set free |
| It's July twelfth for Pete's sake, enough of the fireworks. Some clown almost caught our Christmas decorations on fire last night! Okay, not really; no Christmas decorations up yet and I haven't heard any fireworks since the weekend. It's been relatively quiet, hot, and very humid but we got a break today with lower seventies. With the cooler weather, however, we get smoke from Canada. At least that's what "they" say. I don't think it is from Canada because it doesn't smell like maple. As for me and my current health situation, it's going well. I did get hit harder with the last infusion, I was very tired and had a difficult time getting my strength back. Part of the problem was the fact that hardly anything, solid or liquid, tasted right. In fact, most things tasted so bad I had to force myself to eat. I also had no appetite and a lot of digestive system pain, couple that with few things tasting good, I know I did not eat enough those first few days after the infusion when I need the iron and proteins the most to build my blood counts back up. I also have swelling in my knuckles which have turned kind of purple, so it looks like I've been fist-fighting. There are also some skin blemishes on my arms and I bleed very easily. I'll discuss all this with the oncologist on Monday when I go in for round four. Hopefully we can find some relief for these symptoms. If not, I suspect that this upcoming round and those to follow will continue to increase in discomfort and take longer and longer to recover from. But Monday I will be at the half-way point; four down and four to go. As to when I'll have break from the chemo to undergo the surgery, it's undetermined. The oncologist would like me to have six infusions, if possible. If not, then five would be in order, but if I'm getting too run down from the infusions, I can have the surgery after my next infusion. I'm sure we will know more on Monday. |
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