Monday May 20th – Thursday May 23rd 2013
Sorry that I haven’t updated my blog as promised.
This is what has been going on over the past few days.
This is what has been going on over the past few days.
I went to work Monday and Tuesday. Everything was fine,
couldn’t be better. I didn’t have any problems keeping up at work. I was able
to keep moving, did a lot of walking during work and I was able to get a lot of
my work done. I was on top of keeping my hands clean, I wore my face mask,
wiped down most of the stuff in my office.
How I don’t know, but I got a sniffle and a cough going on.
I think it might be from walking around without any hair on my head. Even
though I was wearing my hat, it’s vented and my head was cold. I wasn’t going
to take any chances and I worked from home on Wednesday, but the cough persisted
and the sniffles started to turn in to a head cold so I worked from home on Thursday
just to play it safe.
I cleaned up around the house, sprayed Lysol around the
entire house, wiped down everything that we touch, opened most of the windows
to let the air flow through the house.
I go in for my 2nd cycle of Chemo tomorrow. My temperature
is normal and I feel fine, just seems like I’m getting a cold or it’s the
pollen. The doctor will decide if I can start my next Chemo regardless of how I
feel about it.
My game plan for this cycle is to tackle the constipation
issues. Everything that I’ve ate in the past two days has been soft. I’m on top
of my stool softeners and laxatives and I’ve been drinking enough water. I plan
to eat less and eat soft foods like pasta, hummus, veggie burgers so I don’t
have to break down heavy solids like meats.
The sleep problem will be resolved by Dr. Ativan. The good
Dr. will make sure that I go to sleep. I’ve got to walk a mile every couple of
hours around the halls.
I know that I’ll be strong through my 2nd cycle.
I’ve come up with a good plan for this next round. Team MGH will be in my
corner watching my back if anything should take a turn. I’ve learned a lot from
my first round and I’m coming back wiser, stronger and ready to kick some ass.
