The weird thing about chemo the first time is having no idea what's coming next, hour by hour! I'm not puking.....will I start puking in an hour !!??
I had my first R-CHOP on Monday. This is Friday. I have only experienced some fatigue and a couple of sleepless nights. My energy level goes up and down between 65% and 85%. I try to walk 1-2 miles a day, rest, and stay as active as I can.
I expected symptoms to get progressively worse. But, I had a good nights sleep last night and feel good today. Yesterday morning a felt a mildly tight congestion in my chest, which seemed to be cured by a good walk. My appetetite is still good. I eat many small meals whenever I want. I dread the thought of developing mouth sores in subsequent weeks. I clean my teeth and rinse with Biotene several times a day.
Roberta and I are hosting a great brunch here tomorrow !! I'll cook some omlettes.
Sha La La La La ... Live for today....and don't worry bout tomorrow.... heh heh!!!
Next week I go get white blood cell count. My chemo is every third Monday.
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ReplyDeleteTake care, Dennis