Last night, I remembered I am going through chemo after forgetting and thinking I was a normal person...
You see, a friend emailed around about going on a night mountain bike ride on the Fullerton Loop. The loop is a really easy ride so I said, yes, of course I'll come. Then I remembered that I get my Herceptin by IV every Thursday and I have no idea if it's even safe to ride after getting that by IV.
So I asked the nurse today if it would be OK. He said there was no problem with riding after the IV but that "had I forgotten that my platelets were really low last week?" Er... yes, I did. And my platelets were again really low this week. Safe enough for the IV but still low. He said that while he really recommended against it... that I could ride, but if I crashed, I would need to tell my friend to rush me to the ER right away. Cripes, no thanks. I know it's only the Fullerton Loop but it was also supposed to be a night ride and well... you never know. So, he said I would probably be ok for the weekend but I will need to take it easy.
I hate it when I forget that I have cancer... and I can't have fun and ride like the rest of my friends... I feel like life is going along and I am waiting on the sidelines... 2 more chemos to go.
Oh yeah and happy 5th anniversary Dougie! I miss you.
Mo
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Soon enough you will not be on the sidelines anymore. You'll be right back in the action!
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You are meeting me in Durango in the spring right? We'll do a night ride, it'll be way better than Fullerton Loop (where ever that is).
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Mo, you do have options. You could continue to forget about the cancer and wait until you are actually hurt and bleeding profusely, in the ambulance, on the way to St. Jude, where you will then sit in the emergency room for 20 hours before being stuck in a room with a room mate that listens to religious programs on the T.V. at full blast all night long and, when you ask a nurse to turn it down the nurse answers that only the offending patient's nurse can turn it down and she just walked off the job.
ReplyDeleteWow, did you just get lucky deciding not to ride or what?
Hello dear cousin--How surprised I was when I came home yesterday and saw my very own 'pinky mo and the live strongs' t-shirt on my kitchen table. I will wear this shirt proudly and tell all who ask 'who is this pinky mo'?? that she is an incredible lady who has breast cancer and who is fighting this disease head on. I will tell them that I am honoured to say that she is my cousin.
ReplyDeleteAll my love,
Maxine