Chemo Journal Day 9

September 20-Day 9

A.M. So, today I feel like I have a chemo-fabulous hangover.

I jumped up and started the day with the girls and the morning rush, excited to wake up to yet another day of energy.  (Despite turning into a complete Halloween witch last night around 7, after my fun-filled and very busy day yesterday.  I need to realize that even if I feel up to a non-chemo feeling day, it will, in fact, catch up to my very chemo filled body and unfortunately, my girls and Mel will take the brunt-Sorry guys!)

This morning once they drove off with lunch boxes, snack bags, dance bags, homework and dry cleaning bag, it hit me hard.  I’m exhausted.

My nurse educator explained that after my few days of yuck from the Nulasta shot with aches and pains in my bones, the next phase will be when my blood cell count will bottom out, simply from the chemo.  (That’s its job.)   I’ll be exhausted.  Once it bottoms out, the Nulasta, which has been hard at work in my bone marrow, will finally show it’s purpose and begin to slowly replenish those cells.  Once those cells are back up I’ll feel better and guess what?  It will be just in time for round two.

I’m hopeful that I’ll bottom out easily and only have a few down days. I’m thrilled because I now know that I’ll have “normal” days during this whole process.  I’ve had a wonderful last three days.  After I recharge this morning, I may have chemo-fabulous day number 4.

Overall Day 9 Although it’s only 9 AM, I can tell today will be a tired one for me.  I’ll try to take it easy today.  I still plan on running a few errands, picking up the girls from school and taking MC to dance, but I’ll rest in between.  (My guess is that I’ll not be full steam ahead until I crash at night as I have been in the last three days.)

No nausea during the day, but if I do wake in the night, I’m always nauseated, so I have been taking nausea meds at night.  I have a few tummy issues.  (TMI, I know, but Ms. Nurse Educator told me this journal is a must.)   I’m still having my occasional skin tingles all over, but mostly on my face and head.  My hips continue to be sore.    Appetite is there, just not as great as it was pre-chemo. MC and I were baking brownie bites yesterday and as we waited for the oven to pre-heat, we dove right into the package for a few brownie dough bites.  I was crushed to realize that they were very bitter to me.  MC, ate my share.  (We were baking them for the letter “B” until I realized that this week she is on “C.”  So instead we sent Candy Corn.  I know Ms. Chure is thrilled with our show-and-tell choices!)

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