So I had my 2nd last chemo last Thursday and it went OK. Wasn't the best weekend but it wasn't the worst either. I was not taking the Miralax religiously (it is gross tasting) the week before so I ended up with some GI tract issues again but nothing that couldn't get resolved easily enough. The worst part of the recovery was me pulling a darn muscle in my back while I was helping my friend Jen, change a tube on the rear tire of my bike. The pain was so bad, I had to take muscle relaxants all weekend. I just cannot stand taking drugs... and here I was taking my anti-indigestion, anti-nausea and muscle relaxants... in addition to a little Dulcolax then Immodium. My purse is a darn pharmacy!
The good news is that my friend Jen came down from Kelowna, British Columbia and we got to spend some time together. Thanks for looking after me Jen!
Other news... my surgery is scheduled for December 8. I am planning on being off work from December 7 (seems I'll have some pre-op appointments the day before) to January 4 for recovery. The surgery scheduling nurse also told me that I will be in the hospital for two nights.
My fingernails still feel funny and can be sore at times (gripping things, picking things up, just using my fingers...) but it's not too painful really. A friend from a support group told me about taking Glutamine and my oncologist said it would be fine to take. I have also found that I have really been struggling with my vision. I am finding that reading computer screens is challenging when it has never been before. That's a bummer... I just hope that I don't need to get new contacts before my existing supply runs out. I also think that my eyebrows have been thinning... but well, as long as they are still there, I'm ok with that.
Other exciting news... Dougie is coming to the US this Saturday but will be stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington for post-deployment stuff. At least we will be in the same time zone! He should be back to the OC anywhere from Nov 9 to 11. Guess it's time I moved my stuff out of his closet! And just in case you were thinking I was the clotheshorse wife... it is Doug, who wears a uniform to work every day who has the double closet and I who have the measly single closet!
That's all for now. Thanks for the continued support!
Mo
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