Today marks the end of the first week of Chemo round 1. To refresh, the Chemo course prescribed is 8 rounds of IV infusion followed by two weeks of pills plus one week of recovery. I feel tired nautious, and am kind of in a wierd physical state that is hard to explain. I have no cravings for the food I dreamed of in the hospital, what I eat just doesn't seem to matter much even though I can eat just about anything I want. Come to think of it, the only craving I have is for the ume onigiri at. Nijiya.
To put it all in perspective, my sister in law died of breast cancer over 16 years ago. Her Chemo was more potent, and racked her body tremendously. She was courageous and you never quite understood what pain she was going through. She was so strong. What I am going through is not even close.
Here is to Erin's memory. We miss you.
Old man cranky complaints: Why am I paying for cable to watch infomercials on ceramic pans and air fryers on multiple channels late at night? The answer is; How to tighten crepey skin. Yeah, losing 30 lbs. has left me with the old person's body. When I flex my muscles, the muscle droops and skin looks like crepe paper. And I thought thinning hair was bad.
Chemo notes: No sign of losing hair. I have developed the coping system of Cutting it short, don't look too closely, and keep in denial. The disturbing side affect is not the hair loss, but the thinning of the hair. How am I supposed to recognize if my thinning hair is due to age or Chemo? Time to check out the air fryer.
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