A lot of you have asked how I am. "Well, I'm pretty good." That's my pat answer. Nice and simple. Cuz no one REALLY wants to know the monologue that runs through my head:
Good news:
*Made it to church today
*Stephen is surviving boot camp - had a rough week, but they didn't put him in the brig - this time
*I still have eyebrows
Grumblings: (STOP! This is the part NO ONE wants to hear, but it's my reality lately)
*The metal taste in my mouth affects everything I eat...
*My toes are always COLD. The rest of me can't decide and fluctuates back and forth between hot and cold - sometimes I'm both at the same time.
*My skin is DRY - lotion fragrances (even unscented) leave me nauseous
*My sandpapery head feels weird and it sticks to my pillow cases (I'm sprouting porcupine quills up there!)
*One or all of my medications give me headaches, eye aches, chest aches, "the willies" (Restless Leg Syndrome) and "the jitteries" (Restless Whole-body Syndrome)
*And Lastly and most grossly: having gas and constipation as a side-effect of every single one of my medications means I get to down prunes, milk of magnesia, etc. while I'm nauseated (Yes, the alternative - Senokot - sends me into spasms of cramps which in turn leads to explosions from both ends)
Well, you asked how I was.... and now you know.
Wow-Wednesday-catching up
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2 comments:
One thing I learned about chemo-- don't smell, listen to, look at too much (you're getting the idea!)anything that you like, because there is a good chance you'll end up with an aversion to it! So put away your favorite perfumes and lotions, CD's, etc. until chemo is over! (I've even had to change the ring tone on my phone twice!) Hang in there Lisa-- there's a light at the end of the tunnel!
Love,
Carol
I wished I could come hug you
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