Day 3 - ( merely sharing for education purposes & it is quite theraputic- please in box me with any questions you may have - I find this fascinating and this form of Lymphoma is environmentally induced and not genetic - or so they say. Ill swap my experiences with you as I gain more knowledge ). Right now: Quite honestly one one hand I feel somewhat normal - on the other hand I feel like a walking chemical weapon. Being sick just doesnt settle well with me but we fight and we win. I really love that profile picture of myself and Elizabeth because it was my first day of chemo and she promised never to laugh at me when I am bald, although shell figure out a way to slide in a Kojak joke or two =) Day 2 was a busy day as I had to prove to myself Im not going to die anytime soon so I guess I better get it on and poppin and live! I have way too much to accomplish now and in the future so I decided to see what Day 2 chemo really meant... gently pushing the limits of course. It started with a 9am post-chemo shot to build back up the blood cells and then the start of steroid pills. I learned that headaches would come and yes they did. All day and night if I dont take Tylenol Extra Strength. It was a really long day but I had to prove it to myself and I did, now Im done with that and going to take it easy as appropriate. Day 3 - After getting up at what seems to be a recurring theme here at 3AM looking for my electronics (iPad, iPhone) to post my 4 in the morning poetry ... Elizabeth did remove my electronics from the bedroom - I slept in to a natural 9am awakening. Jorian is here till Friday and I accomplished a lot starting with breakfast, car wash, and a bunch of other tasks he was very helpful in accomplishing. Its great having family support through this. I just wish I had the energy to respond to everyone. Sometimes I just want to reply - I need a rain check will call you soon. I think the headaches and the body subtly pulsating as the chemo attacks the bad cells Im starting to tune in to. But again, these are only my observations. Getting used to a new normal is not normal for me as I take the next few days to re-baseline my expectations. Now, I need to get that last good professional haircut for a business appearance in our Plymouth & Woodbury offices - then we start bringing the hair down to a buzz cut. Rumor has it Justin & Jorian are planning a public shaving of my head as a fundraiser and Justins new album release he has agreed to shave his beard off... well see =\
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 22:54:03 +0000
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