The week started off good. I was able to manage the pain and help out quite a bit around the house. Tom needed to work a lot this past week because of a new menu tasting he had yesterday (which went really well). So I am thankful for those good days.
Even though the week started off good, Monday afternoon/evening and Tuesday were really hard. Monday night around 6:30, my body said, “Enough is enough,” and I had no choice but to lay down. I’m so thankful Tammy was here to help with the girls.
Tuesday was a hard day and girls did great afterschool, despite me laying down most of the time. Last night was one of those nights I probably should have had help around the house, since Tom had to work in Seattle ’til about 9. But we survived. I think I might have scared our oldest a bit because I was so tired and not feeling well. I even cried for a bit in bed. When Tom got home, she had a lot of questions for him about me.
On to today . . . Chemo. My port worked the first time and my blood tests came back fine. However today was the first time I have ever been uncomfortable during my infusion. I was given a larger quantity of Benadryl, which not only made me tired, but gave me a very uncomfortable feeling in my arms, which is still there a bit (3:50 pm). I talked to the nurse about it and we do believe it’s a reaction to the Benadryl and the symptoms I was describing sounded to both of us like restless leg (or arm) syndrome. It has lessened a little as the day has gone on, so I hope and pray and once the Benadryl is out of my system, those symptoms will be gone as well. If not, I will be calling the Dr. tomorrow morning. I’ve taken Benadryl many times and never had any sort of reaction. Just another chance to practice my patience I guess.
Update from my Dr. appointment yesterday – Looks like the tumor has shrunk another .5 cm and the Dr. said it is loosely moving around which is good! We talked a bit about my ovaries and the couple options we have (surgery or shots) to get them to stop producing Estrogen, which feeds the particular type of cancer I have. Whatever decision is made, it would start or happen after radiation.
That’s it for now as the girls are about to walk in the door and my arms are bothering me. I apologize if there are typos I’m missing . . . I feel pretty drugged and my fingers are not working like they normally do!
UPDATE 6:20 pm – my arms are feeling better. Still not totally normal, but much better!
So much to be thankful for . . .
